For amateur movie-makers- Part 2
When you are the producer, director, camera person and editor
I have written this as a film student and an appreciator of good movie-making -
Shots -
WS - Wide shot. it is taken from far away and shows a place. Often used at the beginning of scenes to show the context of the scene. Thus it serves as an ES - Establishing shot
MS - Mid shot, A shot taken from not too close, not two far. It may be a shot of two people talking.
CU - Close Up, A shot taken from near the subject. For example, head and bust of the actor.
ECU - Extreme Close Up. Like showing the eyes of the actor to show a frown.
VO- Voice over
MVO - Male voice over
FVO -Female voice over
Super - Text that appears over the video on the screen
Camera handling techniques -
Tilt Up, Tilt Down - Self explanatory
Panning - Swinging the camera from side to side. Lets say, to scan a crowd.
Tracking - The camera moves along with the subject. A person is walking and the camera is moving along with her, maintaining constant distance from her.