Shot Types

Extreme long shot













Extreme long shots are used to introduce a setting or to suggest that the characters featured are overwhelmed by the vastness of it all.

Long shot

Long shots are used to communicate the realtionship between the characters and the setting; for example here they are comfortable/relaxed.

Medium shot

Medium shots are used to communicate how the character is feeling and normally to also show the realtionships between the characters in the scene. For example, here the shot shows that Robb and Bran are brothers and that they don't want to leave the direwolf pups to die.

Close up












Close ups are used to draw attention to something significant; - for example here Daenerys' face is highlighted to show her facial expression - this could be a facial expression or to an object important to the narrative.

Extreme close up

Extreme close ups are used to emphasise an object and to bring the audience closer to something to normally generate feelings of discomfort. Here the one ring from Lord of the Rings is used to show the significance of it and that it is the source of the danger and most of the problems in the story.

Establishing shot

 
 




 

Establishing shots are normally used at the beginning of films to introduce the setting to the viewer. The image above is used to highlight the vastness of the city and to show how overwhelming it is.