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Camera angles/movements

A long shot contains landscape however only gives the viewer an idea of the setting. 

A mid shot contains a character from the waist up. This shot lets the viewer see the characters face as well as their communications with other characters.

An extreme close-up contains one part of a character's face or other object; this can be the lips, eyes or even hands. This technique is often used in horror films as it creates an intense mood.

A bird's eye angle is an angle that looks directly down upon a scene. This angle is also used as an establishing shot.

An eye-level angle is used to keep the audience on an equal footing with the character/s. This lets the viewers to feel comfortable with the characters.

A close-up contains just one character's face. The viewers are able to see the character’s face therefore see their emotions and it allows them to feel empathy for the character.

Shot reverse shot is where one character is often off-screen looking at another character and then the other character is shown looking back at the first character

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