Close up (CU)
A close up shot delivers emotion from people and impact form objects. They also help reveal a lot of facial detail and it is for this very reason that they are often used in music videos as they inform the viewer of who the 'star' is and will help them establish this.
Mid Shot (MS)
Mid shots are used often in between Close up's the reason for this is because Close up shots can come across as quiet intrusive the viewer may start to feel slightly uncomfortable. Mid Shots are also used to capture upper body movement, especially hand gestures. It is still a shot that can help reveal facial emotion.
Long shots (LS)
The long shot shows people at full length and help establish time and place as well as revealing interior or exterior setting. Long shots are particularly good size shots for showing action scenes as it allows the viewer to capture all the action. Furthermore, the audience get to see the full actors costume which may help to further educate the audience.
Wide Shot (WS)
A wide shot is mainly used in film and movies as an establishing shot. This will help the audience to capture what is going on and allow them to not miss out on crucial detail that they may miss out on if the shot was a tighter shot.
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