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  2. Medium shot - Wikipedia

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    Medium shots are divided into singles (a waist-high shot of one actor), group shots, over-the shoulders or two-shots (featuring two people). [6] A medium wide shot, or American shot, shows a bit more of the background but is still close enough for facial expressions to be seen, although these facial expressions would be better seen in a waist-high shot.

  3. Camera angle - Wikipedia

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    There is the long shot which shows the subject even though the setting still dominates the picture frame. Then, there is the medium long shot which makes the subject and the setting have equal importance and has the two about 50/50 in the frame. Then is the medium shot which emphasizes the character and is about a knees to waist up type shot.

  4. Shot (filmmaking) - Wikipedia

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    the medium-long shot, where the frame ends near the knees, the medium shot, where the frame stops either just above or just below the waist, the medium close-up, where more of the shoulder is visible than in the close-up, the close-up, where the shoulder line is visible, the extreme close-up, where the frame stops at the subject's chin and ...

  5. Glossary of motion picture terms - Wikipedia

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    Also called a 3/4 shot. A translation of a phrase from French film criticism, plan américain, which refers to a medium-long ("knee") film shot of a group of characters, who are arranged so that all are visible to the camera. The usual arrangement is for the actors to stand in an irregular line from one side of the screen to the other, with the ...

  6. American shot - Wikipedia

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    An American shot or cowboy shot is a medium-long ("knee") film shot of a group of characters, who are arranged so that all are visible to the camera. It is a translation of a phrase from French film criticism , plan américain .

  7. Wide shot - Wikipedia

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    An extreme wide shot in the trailer to the 1963 film Cleopatra gives an expansive view of the set.. In photography, filmmaking and video production, a wide shot (sometimes referred to as a full shot or long shot) is a shot that typically shows the entire object or human figure and is usually intended to place it in some relation to its surroundings. [1]

  8. Two shot - Wikipedia

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    If the camera moves closer, the shot becomes a medium two shot again, and so on. Similarly, a three shot has three people featured prominently in the composition of the frame. In contrast, the term "one shot" has another meaning: it is used to describe a whole film, sequence or scene captured in one continuous take , usually footage without ...

  9. Close-up - Wikipedia

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    A close-up or closeup in filmmaking, television production, still photography, and the comic strip medium is a type of shot that tightly frames a person or object. [1] Close-ups are one of the standard shots used regularly with medium and long shots (cinematic techniques). Close-ups display the most detail, but they do not include the broader ...