Type of Camera Shot Size

 

Camera Shot Size is how much of the setting or subject is displayed within a given frame of a video, photo, or animation, hence the scope or size of the shot. Different types of camera shots in film or video communicate different narrative value, and are combines during post-production to tell a story.

1) XLS: is stand for Extra Long shot, is a long shot that covers a wider area. It is also known as an extreme wide shot (EWS). The shot frames cover the subject from a distance and focuses on its surroundings.

2) LS: is stand for Long shot, is a view of a scene that is shot from a considerable distance, so that people appear as indistinct shapes.

3) MLS: is stand for Medium LS, also called medium full shot, is a shot that frames a character around the knees and up. A medium full shot falls between a normal medium shot and a full shot. It can be used in capturing emotion and body language, framing multiple subjects, show character and setting.

4) MS: is stand for Medium shot, or waist shot is captures at a medium distance from the subject. It is used for dialogue scenes, but also depict body language and more of the setting. Often, it will frame multiple subjects as well as a portion of the background and space in general. It can be used in show important action and costumes, glue together separate shots through constant actions, present visuals that are disarming; comedic and informal.

5) MCU: is stand for Medium Closeup shot, is a shot that frame the subject from just above their head down to about midway on their torso. It can be used in capture the actor's performance, the background around the subject is included, for a "neutral" shot option within standard coverage.

6) CU: is stand for Close Up shot, is a photograph or movie shot taken of a subject or object at close range intended to show greater detail to the viewer. If the subject is a person, the close-up starts at the shoulders and ends at the top of the head. Therefore, it can be used in generate strong emotions, signal something important , show an actors facial expressions.

                   

7) BCU: is stand for Big CU, of a person would show their face from forehead to chin. This mimics it the extreme proximity of the intimate zone in face-to-face interaction. And the view's attention is focused on the feelings or reactions of the person depicted.

8) XCU: is stand for Extreme Close Up shot, frames a subject very closely, often so much so that the outer portions of the subjects are cut off by the edges of the frame. It can be used in to focus in on a specific portion of the subject, to signal an important sensory moment in a scene, to communicate tiny details too small to notice.

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