Types+of+Shots


 * Types of Shots: **
 * Very Long Shot (VLS) ** (also known as an Extreme Long Shot or Extreme Wide Shot): This is usually an //establishing// shot in a sequence and (almost) shows the entirety of a setting.

//The Conversation// Francis Ford Coppola

//The Dark Knight// Christopher Nolan


 * Long Shot (LS) ** : Shows the entirety of an object or a human within the frame.

//A Hard Day’s Night// Richard Lester

//Day for Night// Francoise Truffauts

“The Silence of the Lambs” Jonathan Demme
 * Medium Shot (MS) ** : Usually from the chest or waist to the top of the head.

//Yojimbo// Akira Kurosawa //A Dangerous Method// David Cronenberg
 * Close Up (CU): ** A tightly framed shot of the subject where, for example, the face of a person takes up the entire frame.

//Zodiac// David Fincher

//A Zed and Two Noughts// Peter Greenaway


 * Extreme Close Up (XCU): ** An even tighter shot than the CU whereby only a portion of the subject fills the frame.

//Fight Club// David Fincher

//Pan’s Labyrinth// Guillermo Del Toro

It is important to note that there is no official point where a shot changes from being one kind to another. For those in between shots, you can simply use both labels. So:
 * ** Medium/Close up (MCU) **
 * ** Medium/Long Shot (MLS) **