Identifying Different Camera Shots In Documentaires

To identify the camera shots below, I have watched two different documentaries:

1. Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss

2. The Great Interior Design Challenge

1. Library Shot – A shot which has been pulled from a library.

 

Horror Europa1. Library Shot

 

I was not able to find any library shots in The Great Interior Design Challenge.

2. Medium Shot – a shot that shows around half of a person’s body.

Horror Europa

2. Medium Shot

The Great Interior Design Challenge.1. Medium Shot

3. Close Up – a shot only showing the face in the frame.

Horror Europa

3. Close Up

The Great Interior Design Challenge3. Close Up

 

4. Over The Shoulder Shot – a shot which is filmed over a persons shoulder.

Horror Europa

4. Over The Shoulder Shot

7. Over The Shouder

I was unable to find any over the shoulder shots in The Great Interior Design Challenge.

5. Long Shot – a shot in which you can see the whole person’s body.

Horror Europa

6. Long Shot 5. Long Shot

The Great Interior Design Challenge

12. Long Shot

6. Establishing Shot – a shot which sets the scene and shows the place in which the documentary is set.

Horror Europa

8. Establishing Shot & Pan shot

13. Establishing Shot

The Great Interior Design Challenge

6. Establishing Shot

7. Pan Shot – a shot which moves continuously from left to right or right to left, showing surroundings etc.

Horror Europa

PicMonkey Collage

The Great Interior Design ChallengePicMonkey Collage

8. Point Of View Shot (POV) – a shot meant to show a scene from the viewers point of view.

Horror Europa

11. POV 12. POV

The Great Interior Design Challenge

I was unable to find any POV shots from this documentary.

9.  Handheld Shot – a shot which is filmed by a person holding the camera.

Horror Europa

15. Handheld Shot

The Great Interior Design Challenge

4. Medium Shotthis could also be used as a medium shot.

10. Low Angle Shot – a shot which is filmed from a lower angle than the person  object in the frame.

Horror Europa

16. Low Angle Shot

The Great Interior Design Challenge

I was unable to find any of these shots in this documentary.

11. Tilt – a shot which pans from the top to the bottom or bottom to the top of a scene.

Horror Europa

I was unable to find any of these shots in this documentary.

The Great Interior Design Challenge

tilt

12. Two shot – a shot filmed with two people in it.

Horror Europa

I was unable to find any of these shots in this documentary.

The Great Interior Design Challenge

11. Two Shot

13. Locked Down Shot – a shot which the camera is fixed in one position while the action continues off screen.

Horror Europa

I was unable to find any of these shots in this documentary.

The Great Interior Design Challenge

locked down

14. Sequence Shot – a clip which has been continuously filmed without any editing.

Horror Europa

I was unable to find any of these shots in this documentary.

The Great Interior Design Challenge

sequence

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