shots terminology

What is:

A Medium shot is a camera angle that is shows full-length view of a human subject is called a medium shot

A long shot is a camera angle that shows the whole entire body of a person and some of the surroundings.

A extreme long shot is a camera angle that shows more of the surroundings. 

A medium long shot usually shows most of a person, typically head to knees. This gives you the opportunity to show some of the environment.

canted shot/Dutch tilt is a camera angle that it is tilted to the side.

Tilt up is a camera angle that is looking/piveting upwards.

Tilt down is a camera angle is looking/piveting downwards. 

 

Tracking is a camera that is attached to a moving tripod and sits on a track and moves up and down the track following a scene. 

Dollying is the same as a tracking shot.

Crane is a camera angle that is filmed from a crane with a camera attached to it. 

 

 Handheld is a camera shot that is filmed using a handheld camera.

 

Aerial/bird's eye view is a shot that is taken from a plane, helicopter or a person on top of a building. 

 

 Zoom is where the camera goes in on something or someone to get more detail.