PRACTICE: Experimenting with shot types

This is an over the shoulder shot that demonstrates the rule of thirds.
This shot was successful because the person facing the camera is taking up two thirds of the screen. This obeys conventional filmmaking technique.

This is a close-up shot. Close ups are used to show that a character is the protagonist of a film or to show a character's emotion and draw the audience in. This is a successful shot.

This is a long shot of an area, an establishing shot that is often used to set the scene in a film and show where the action is taking place. It is a successful shot, as it shows the setting in a wide frame.

This is a tracking shot of someone walking up the stairs, with a close-up on the feet. It is very slow, which can be used to build up tension. This shot is successful because the feet were filmed in an interesting way.

This is an over the shoulder shot, which is used in filmmaking to show that two characters are having a conversation or that they are linked in a particular way. This shot is successful because it demonstrates the interaction between the two characters.

This is a shot of someone standing in front of the window. There are lighting issues that can come up in such a shot, because the room is often dark and the light coming from the window contrasts with it and the person ends up looking very dark. This shot was not very successful, as this window was very large and the light in the room was similar to the light outside.