camera shots
CU- close up a picture that is close to the subject
BCU- big close up a tighter shot where it almost suffocates the frame
XCU- extreme close up focus only on nose or eyes or mouth
MCU- medium close up half way between a midway shot and a close up
MLS- medium long shot framing such an object four or five feet high would fill most of the screen vertically
LS- long shot a framing in which the scale of the object shown is small a standing human figure would appear nearly the height of the screen
XLS- extreme long shot the scale of the object shown is very small a bulding, landscape, or crowed of people will fill the screen
AS- aerial shot a camera shot that is filmed from an airplane or a helicoptor
POV- point of view shot shows what the characters see
OS- over the shoulder shot
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