Camera Angles

The establishing shot of the tv show friends.

The wide shot from Skyfall which shows the audience James Bond is on the roof. 

 

                                                              The Wide Shot (WS)

In this shot we get an idea about where the scene is taking place. This shot ,which is also referred as a long shot or master shot, helps orient the audience in the direction of the action. This type of shot gives the actors room to move around without having the camera having to follow them. An establishing shot is a type of wide shot which shows you the outside of a building before the camera cuts to the inside.

Medium Shots (MS)



These shots are shot usually from the actors belly button to slightly above the actor's head. This shot is different from a close up because it allows the actor to have more breathing space. It is usually used in a film when a actor is holding something important or elaborating with his/her hands .



                                

An over shoulder shot used to capture a reaction in Crazy Stupid Love.

Over Shoulder Shot from Mean Girls

                                                                                                                                           
                                                                 

                                                             Over Shoulder Shot (OSS)

An over shoulder shot filmed as one actor's back or profile is closer to the camera than the other actor's face. In an over shoulder shot the camera cuts of the individual shots of each of the actors speaking. They are also used to capture reactions.                                                                                  

                                                                                                                                                                           Two Shot

This type of shot is employed in the film industry when the frame encompasses the view of two people (the subjects). The subjects do not have to be next to each other. There are many common two-shots which have only one subject in the foreground and the other subject in the background.

                     Close Up (CU)

You have different types of close ups. You have the medium close up which is filmed half way between a mid shot and a tight close up. The purpose of the shot is to show the face more clearly, without getting uncomfortably close.

The Tight Close Up is usually shot from above the actor's chest or the nape of the neck just slightly above the top of the head. The aim of the shot is to get in closer so that the actor's head covers most of the frame.
In general close ups create a sense of intimacy and makes the audience feel included in the scene.
High Angles in film

The way a high shot is normally filmed is using a crane, standing on a hill, or the camera could be looking out a window of a high building. Directors normally use the high shot to show that the character is less intimating. 

Low Angles in film

For a low shot you shoot below the subject's height. You can do this many ways as long as the camera is facing upwards towards the actors from the floor. These type of shots makes a character appear more intimating and is usually used if authority over other characters.
Birds Eye View Shot

This shot the camera looks down on a scene. It shows the audience the big picture. It can be an interior shot or it can be a very effective exterior shot from the sky. Directors use it to show that the main character is not always significant.
The way in which they do it is by using a camera crane, or if they don't have much money they will take a shot looking down from a tall structure.