Shot list

Shot Type	Why/when used?
Close-up	Close-ups are obviously useful for showing detail and emphasizing facial features and can also be used as a cut-in
Mid-shot	The mid shot shows some part of the subject in more detail, whilst still showing enough for the audience to feel as if they were looking at the whole subject
Wide-shot	The subject takes up the full frame
Extreme close up	Show extreme detail
Cut away	Shot of something other than the subject
Two-shot	Shot of two people, framed similarly
Over the should shot	Looking from behind a person at the subject