Different camera angles

Zoom In and Out. 

This is to change the magnification of an image very smoothly. With camcorders you can get a close up image when stood far away, this can also affect the audiences views very quickly. This is great for when you are trying to get a close up of facial expressions and also to get a distant shot of body language.

Zoomed out

Zoomed in shot

Point Of View (POV)

This is used to show what the character is looking at, so it's seeing things through their eyes. This can be also an over the shoulder shot. This can enhance drama within a scene of can see other characters reactions with the over the shoulder technique. 

Point of View shot

Over the Shoulder shot

Long shot and Close up

long shot pictures can be very far away or not so far away, this is to get the whole scene in or if its a landscape. A close up shot can be a lot closer than the one using zoom this is to get certain facial features. When the long shot is very far away it is said to be extreme long shot, the long shot where it is not as far away is referred as life size. The close is is said to be an extreme close up and concentrates more on the face and tends to have very little background. 

Extreme Close Up

Extreme Long Shot

Pans and Tilts.

Pans is when you scan the scene vertically and tilts is very similar but horizontal. The camera is placed on a tripod and scans the scene that way. 

Pans shot

Tilt shot

Oblique and Canted angle

This is where the camera is not placed horizontally, it is placed at an angle facing the subject. This is most commonly used in horror movies to create a dramatic feeling. This camera angle is also used when the camera becomes someones eyes. 

Oblique/ canted angle

Low Angle

A low angle is where the camera looks up to the subject, this suggests to the audience that the actors are tall. This helps to create a atmosphere of power, and makes the audience seem powerless to the subject on screen. The actor on screen will seem dominating to the audience. 

Low angle

High Angle

The camera is raised over the subject to give a general view of the action. This isn't quite as high as a birds eye view. High angle make the subject smaller, has less power in the scene.

High Angle

Birds Eye View

This shot is very high up so you can not see as much detail, you can just get the gist of the scene. This makes the audience feel powerful as they are seeing from a god like view. 

Birds Eye view

Dolly shots

Dolly shots are created using a tracking system where the camera is placed on a dolly whilst filming. This can also be referred as Tracking shots. This can be used when the camera needs to follow the object in the frame.

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