Camera shots

  
     There are a number of standardized camera shots (or frames), the names of which are commonly derived from varying camera-subject distances.

     These camera shots are:

• the long shot: plano general
• the full shot: plano entero
• the medium full shot (also known as American shot because of its frequent use in westerns. This was because a shot that started at knee level would reveal the weapon of a cowboy, usually holstered at his waist): Plano Americano
• the medium shot: plano medio
• the close-up: primer plano
• the extreme close up: primerísimo primer plano o plano detalle

There are other variants, such as the medium close up (between medium and close up), etc.