What is a boom shot on film?

Similar to the movie, what's a shot?

A shot in filmmaking or video production is a sequence of frames that run for an unbroken period of time. A shot in production is when the camera begins to roll until it stops. A shot in film editing is continuous footage between two edits.

What is a shot type? There are two basic types of shots found in a film: the extreme wide shot and the long shot. The long shot is also called the wide. The medium close-up. The close-up shot. Extreme close-up shot

You might also wonder, "What is a camera boom?"

A jib in cinematography is a boom device that has a camera at one end and a counterweight on the other. It works like a seesaw but the balance point is located near the counterweight so that the camera arm can move in an extended arc.

What's the point of a tracking shot, you ask?

Tracking shots are any shot in which the camera follows the subject, either forward or backwards. This technique is used to track a subject that otherwise would leave the frame (ergo it is often called following shot), such a vehicle or actor in motion.