Eye Level Angle:

This is when your subject is at
eye-level. An eye level shot can result in a neutral perspective (not superior or inferior). This mimics how we see people in real life — our eye line connecting with theirs, and it can break down boundaries.

Low Angle Angle:

Low angle camera shots are a perfect camera angle for signaling superiority or to elicit feelings of fear and dread.

High Angle Angle:

The camera points down at your subject. It usually creates a feeling of inferiority, or “looking down” on your subject. But, again, with every other camera angle, there are many applications.

Hip Level Angle:

Hip level shots can also be extremely useful camera angles for when you have action that occurs near the hip, like weapons being drawn, or someone reaching into their pocket. That's why it's also known as a "cowboy shot".

Knee Level Angle:

This is when your camera height is about as low as your subject’s knees. They can emphasize a character’s superiority if paired with a low angle. It's not as extreme as a ground level shot but it gets the same feeling across.

Ground Level Angle:

A ground level shot is when your camera’s height is on ground level with your subject. This camera angle is used a lot to feature a character walking without revealing their face, but it can help to make the viewer more active and use the actor's performance to build an idea.

Shoulder Level Angle:

A shoulder level shot is a camera angle that is as high as your subject’s shoulders. Shoulder level shots are actually much more standard than an eye level shot, which can make your actor seem shorter than reality.

Dutch Angle Angle:

The camera is slanted to one side. With the horizon lines tilted in this way, you can create a sense of disorientation, a de-stabilized mental state, or increase the tension.

Extreme Wide Shot:

An extreme long shot will make your subject appear small against their location. You can use an extreme long shot to make your subject feel distant or unfamiliar.

Long Shot:

Is the same idea as the Extreme Wide Shot, but a bit closer. If your subject is a person then his or her whole body will be in view — but not filling the shot.

Medium Wide Shot:

A Medium Wide Shot frames the subject from roughly the knees up. It splits the difference between a full shot and a medium shot.

Cowboy Shot:

Frames the subject from roughly mid-thighs up. It’s called a “cowboy shot” because it is used in Westerns to frame a gunslinger’s gun or holster on their hip.

Medium Shot:

The Medium Shot is one of the most common camera shots. It's similar to the cowboy shot above, but frames from roughly the waist up and through the torso. So it emphasizes more of your subject while keeping their surroundings visible.

Medium Close Up Shot:

The Medium Close Up frames your subject from roughly the chest up. So it typically favors the face, but still keeps the subject somewhat distant.

Close Up Shot:

You know it’s time for a close-up shot when you want to reveal a subject’s emotions and reactions. The close-up camera shot fills your frame with a part of your subject. If your subject is a person, it is often their face.

Extreme Close Up Shot:

An extreme close-up is the most you can fill a frame with your subject. It often shows eyes, mouth and gun triggers. In extreme close-up shots, smaller objects get great detail and are the focal point.