Example of a low angle shot:

Low Angle Shot:

A low angle shot is similar to a worms eye view shot, as the camera looks up at a character or object again making them look larger and more dominant.

Example of Worms view shot:

Worms Eye View Shot:

A worms eye view shot is the opposite of a birds eye view shot. It is when the camera is looking up at the sky for example or looking up at a person standing up. This can make the character standing up look important and domineering, as they are looking down at the camera.

Example Of Birds Eye View Shot:

Birds Eye View Shot:

A birds eye view shot is when the camera is placed very high up- sometimes in planes or helicopters to gain extra height. The shot shows the scenery of the shot very well as a lot can be seen from high up. Birds eye view shots can also be used to patronise chracters and feel dominant, as the camera is looking down upon them. Birds eye view shots are also commonly called: aerial shots and crane shots.

Example of a crash zoom shot:

Crash Zoom Shot:

A crash zoom shot is when the focus is pulled away from an object very quickly to make the object seem closer or further away.

Example of reverse track shot:

Reverse Track Shot:

A reverse track shot is when the camera zooms out on the background and zooms in and focuses the audiences attention on a particualr object. This usually happens within scenes when something dramatic has occured and a particular object/character needs to be the main focus.

Example of whip pan shot:

Whip Pan Shot:

A whip pan shot is a very sudden and fast pan. This type of shot is very commonly used in recent British gangster films.

Example of Tracking Shot:

This shot is from Steven Spielberg's Duel, it features many tracking shots.

Tracking Shot:

A tracking shot is when the camera moves forward and backward to focus upon a particular object or character. The shot is often called a tracking shot due to the fact that the camera is run along a small track in order to follow the action.
Sometimes it is called a dolly shot, due to the fact that a tripod on wheels is called a dolly and this is usually used for these types of shots in order to focus on objects and characters aswell as having the background in the view of the shot.

Example of a panning shot:

Panning Shots:

A panning shot usually highlights the setting of a scene and the speed of characters and objects within that scene. The camera in most circumstances simply pans from left to right giving the audience a clear view of the scenery.