Post 17 - Camera (In relation to media language)

There are various shots in film that are ever present, the next shots below are shot sizes.
1) Extreme Long Shot (ELS) - This shot size contains a large amount of landscape, often used to show the beggining of a scene or to establish the setting of the film, this shot has plenty of foot room and head room.
2) Long Shot (LS) - This shot size has slightly more room than an extreme long shot.
3) Medium Long Shot (MLS) - This shot contrains the characters body from the knees up, there is no longer any room at the bottom of the frame, however there is still a little bit of headroom left too.
4) Medium Shot (MS) - Contains half of the characters body in shot, so from the waist upwards, there is also still a little bit of headroom.
5) Medium Close Up (MCU) - This shot contains even less of the characters body, mainly from the shoulders upwards.
6) Close Up (CU) - This shot shows the entire face of the character, often used to capture emotion and expressions.
7) Extreme Close Up (ECU) - Contains the eyes to mouth in shot, smaller than a close up, this shot can create an intense mood as well as breaking the wall between the audience and the character. This shot can also capture emotion.