Free course · Camera foundations · Chapter 6

Shot Sizes & Simple Angles

Choose how much of the subject appears, then choose where the camera looks from. This simplified illustration compares framing choices; it is not a lens or perspective simulator.

See the framing

Full shot · Eye-level. The whole person and some of the room are visible.

Shot size: Full shotAngle: Eye-level

Adjust the view

Choose shot size

The visible crop changes. The viewpoint cue stays fixed.

Choose camera angle

The crop stays fixed. The viewpoint cue changes.

VFX Supervisor's Note: Save a reference frame. Record camera height, lens, distance, orientation, and movement when the shot needs to match.

Try it: plan a CG display reveal

An actor points toward a CG display at the right side of the frame. Pick the shot size that keeps both readable.

Choose a framing, then check what the VFX team needs to see.

How to read this illustration

The room and person are simple vector shapes. The crop changes with the selected shot size. Camera angles are shown as labeled viewpoint cues; the artwork does not calculate real lens perspective, exact camera geometry, or a production plate.