my own video-Langauge of the screen

The Language of the screen involves a number of terms that must be known within the industry. These include:

VLS/WS
LS
MLS
MS
MCU
CU
BCU
ECU

An LS is a long shot which shows a great area. This is often used as a shot to establish a scene.

This is an extreme close up

An Cu is a close up which shows the features of a person which are important

A medium close shot or MCU is a shot between a MS and a CU. this could include a human figure taken from the chest up)

Medium close shot

A BCU or a big close up, is shot taken very close to the subject which allows for extreme detail.




An ECU is an extreme close up which has a focus on an certain aspect of a person, either the mouth of eyes. This allows the responder to get an view of the character.

This is a wide shot

A WS is a wide shot which gives the audience a wide view of a an scene. This is normally used to show a particular area or landscape.

A MS or Medium shot is used to show either posture or physical movement.

http://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/language_of_film.html




Website sourced 10/9/09 via google, unknown authors

http://www.zerocut.com/tech/film_terms.html

http://www.mediaknowall.com/camangles.html

http://www.skwirk.com/p-c_s-54_u-251_t-647_c-2411/camera-shots-angles-and-movement-lighting-cinematography-and-mise-en-scene/nsw/camera-shots-angles-and-movement-lighting-cinematography-and-mise-en-scene/skills-by-text-type-film/film-overview