Camerawork

Camera Distance:Close up- A shot taken very close to the subject, often a person's head or other significant object, which fills the screen.
Establishing shot- Usually a long shot that establishes the spatial relations between figures, objects and the setting of the film or scene.
Extreme close up- A shot in which the scale of the object is even larger, as when a small object, detail or  body part (face, eyes, etc.) fills the screen.
Extreme long shot- The subject is extremely small in relation to the size of the screen; frequently an interior establishing shot.
Long shot- A shot in which the object shown is small in relation to the size of the screen; frequently an interior establishing shot.
Medium close up- A shot framing the human figure from the chest up.
Medium long shot- A shot framing the human figure from the knees up.
Medium shot- A shot framing the human figure from the waist up.


Camera Movement:
Paranoma shot- The camera rotates from a fixed position along a horizontal plane.
Swish pan- The camera moves very rapidly along the horizontal plane so that the action appears blurred.
Tilt- The camera tilts up or vertically.
Tracking shot- The camea travels in any direction. The camera can be mounted on a truck or dolly to permit high speed movement.