Chapter 4: Shot types and implied proximity

Implied distance is the distance between the camera and the subject but it does not have to be the real distance only implied.
An extreme long shot is dominated by background information and if there is humans in the an extreme long shot than they are usual to hard to recognise. They are used to set up a scene and inform the view of the location.
A long shot is used at the beginning and/or end of a scene to tell where everyone is and what is happening in the background in relation to the subject of the frame
A full shot is one that only includes the length of a human body to portray the physical action in the shot such as fights.
An American shot is a shot which films the subject from the knees up and is in between a medium and long shot.
A medium shot is filmed from the waist or higher showing two to three characters at once, they can be used to portray the interaction between two characters on screen or the bridge between a long shot and a close up.
A close up is basically subject with all background information cut out. A face takes up most of the frame and the face can make massive changes by the smallest of expressions.