Camera techniques

Over the shoulder shots - Over the shoulder shots are just what the name says - a shot with an actor’s shoulder in the foreground, out of focus. 

Tracking shots – this is when the camera follows the actor, which may show their superiority.

Zoom shots – this is when you zoom in to someone’s face, expressing the importance of the moment or scene.

Eyeline match - a technique that shows what the actor can see.

180 degree rule - a basic guideline regarding the on-screen relationship between a character and another character or object within a scene. An imaginary line called the axis connects the characters, and by keeping the camera on one side of this axis for every shot in the scene, the first character is always frame right of the second character, who is then always frame left of the first.