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        | EWS (Extreme Wide Shot)The view is so far from the subject that he isn't even visible. Often used as an establishing shot.
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        | VWS (Very Wide Shot)The subject is visible (barely), but the emphasis is still on placing him in his environment.
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        | WS (Wide Shot)The subject takes up the full frame, or at least as much as comfortably possible.
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        | MS (Mid Shot)Shows some part of the subject in more detail while still giving an impression of the whole subject.
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        | MCU (Medium Close Up)Half way between a MS and a CU.
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        | CU (Close Up)A certain feature or part of the subject takes up the whole frame.
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        | ECU (Extreme Close Up)The ECU gets right in and shows extreme detail.
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        | Two-ShotA shot of two people, framed similarly to a mid shot.
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        | (OSS) Over-the-Shoulder ShotLooking from behind a person at the subject.
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        | Weather ShotThe subject is the weather. Can be used for other purposes, e.g. background for graphics.
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        | A horizontal camera movement in which the camera moves left and right about a central axis. |  | 
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