From the week three tutorial task we were asked to find explanations for the following terms:

VLS/WS LS MLS MS MCU CU BCU ECU

VLS: Very Long shot. This is a shot where the character or figure is show at a distance so that the location (geographics) are show to the viewer. Therefore the figure and surroundings are ncluded in the shot.

WS: Wide Shot. This is the widest used shot in order to present the viewer with a full screen image of location/area. It doesn't normally include a singled-out character, perhaps just a crowd or nopeople at all. It mainly focus's on establishing the geographical aspects.

LS: Long Shot. This shot presents a full head to toe image of the character. Therefore the person is shown in the foreground. It does show some of the location, however mainly focus's on what the figure is doing and how they look.

MLS: Medium Long Shot. Presents the figure from the knees upward. This shot focus's on establishing the character's body language.

MS: Mid Shot: Shows the figure from above the waist, therefore concentrating on a closer look at the person and their expressions-only presenting a small amount of scenery. Generally used for 'standard dialogue'.

MCU: Medium Close Up. This shot shows the person from the chest up, therefore focusing more closely on facial expressions (however does not get uncomfortably close). The MCU is also used for standard dialogoue.

CU: Close Up. This shows the person just up from the shoulders. It is a more emotionally intense shot than the MCU as it strongly focus's on facial emotions and 'non-verbal' reactions.

BCU: Big Close Up. This shot only shows the person's face, from around the chin to the top of the forehead. The intensity of facial expressions are zoomed in on even further than the CU. It aims to show the thought process of a character.

ECU: Extreme Close Up. This is the most intense shot as it zooms in on only one feature, e.g the lips or eye.

Although researching these terms refreshed my meory of their definitions, having studied the subject screen analysis last semester did help in developing my understanding of these screen terms.

Below is the link and reference details for the site that I sourced these defintions from:

Author Unkonw. 2008. 'Shot Sizes'

http://www.arts.auckland.ac.nz/online/ftvms101/flash/m1/Explain.swf.

The images were sourced from searching google image.