Film Language: Cinematography.

Extreme Long Shot:
It is used to show a large amount of landscape in a scene around the character/s involved. Extreme Long shot is also known as an establishing shot. It is when the camera is at its furthest distance away from the subject. People would use this shot to open up a scene in a movie so the audience start to figure out the plot due to the choice of location.

Long Shot:
A long shot (Wide shot/Full shot) typically shows the the character involved in the scene and usually shows the characters surroundings. It usually shows the character feet upwards.

Medium Long Shot:
In an medium shot the characters involved are shown knees upwards. This starts to show more of the character and less of the surroundings.

Mid Shot:
The characters involved in a mid-shot are shown from waist upwards, again starting to show more the character, it's also starting to show an increase in tension.

Medium Close Up:
Starts to show more of the character and less of the enviroment. This usually shows the characters chest upwards. Again this show the increase amount of tension the character could be going through, in the scene that there in.

Close Up:
Shows the character, now with no enviroment, this is usually shoulder upwards. This is used to show the increasing tension between the characters in the scene.

Extreme Close Up:
Extreme Close Up, shows only the characters face (No Enviroment Included). This helps showing characters facial expresions, and again Tension.

High, Low Angle, Dutch Tilt:

• High Angle: Shows the character having a low status, showing the character could be possibly under threat.
• Low Angle: Shows the character having a high status, this also shows dominance and power that the character could have.
• Dutch Tilt: Shows confusion in a scene.

Pan & Tilt:

• Pan: When it stays on one point and usually shows the characters point of view.
• Tilt: Where you move the camera up and down, but still showing the characters point of view.

Tracking, Dolly, Crabbing:

• Tracking, Dolly, Crabbing: Is when the camera is on a track, this is usually used in a chase scene, as you are following the character.

Crane:

• Crane: Is when the camera freely moves in a scene, it moves left to right, up and down at one time.