Camera angles and shots

Establishing shot: Sets up or 'establishes the setting of a scene it is typically at the beginning of a movie or scene.

Close up: Tightly frames frames a person or object to show detail or emotion.

Medium shot: shot from the waist or knees up from a medium distance generally shows body language and less specific detail.

Long shot: shows the entire figure or object often in its relation to its surroundings typically filmed far away from the object.

Tracking shot: Follows the action at a constant distance it keeps the subject on screen at all times.

Aerial shot: shows the entire image from a high position  sometimes referred as a birds eye view shot.

Dolly shot: The camera is placed on a dolly and moves at a constant rate. It does not necessarily follow the action.

Handheld shot: Filmed from the camera mans own hands therefore, it is a little shaky can be used to show the subjects perspective or feeling.

Zoom shot: either zooms in to isolate the subject or zoom out to show it in a wider context.

Swish pan: moves the camera from one subject to another very quickly.

High angle: The camera is located above the subject and films down on to it sometimes showed to show which characters more powerful.

Reverse angle: Switches between the two or more subjects in a dialogue scene shot from the other side of a subject.

Low angle: Typically shot from the knees up can also show the power of a character in a conversation.

Arc shot: Camera moves around the object in a circular motion in an order to show the image from more angles.

Match out: Two shots that have some relationship are joined together as though in the same scene.

point of view shot: The camera shows the scene from the characters perspective you see through the characters eyes.

Head on shot: When the action comes straight to the camera.