Film Techniques

a type of camera shot that shows the subject from the waist up

A high-angle shot is a cinematography technique where the camera points down on the subject from above.

The camera angle marks the specific location at which the movie camera or video camera is placed to take a shot.

a shot from a camera angle positioned low on the vertical axis, anywhere below the eye line, looking up.

Montage is a technique of film editing that combines a series of short shots or clips into one sequence, often set to music.

the arrangement of the scenery, props, etc. on the stage of a theatrical production or on the set of a film.

a photograph or film image taken at close range and showing the subject on a large scale

the way that light and shadow are manipulated in an image

A shot taken with the camera at a distance from the subject. Includes a full-length human figure and some of the surrounding landscape.

a usually long shot in film or video used at the beginning of a sequence to establish an overview of the scene that follows.