Film Terms: Shots and Framing

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Film Terms: Shots and Framing

What shots/framing are these?

Match the shot to the description.

a shot from some distance. If filming a person, the full body is shown. It may show the isolation or vulnerability of the character

Shot

often a long/wide shot or a series of shots that sets the scene. It is used to establish setting and to show transitions between locations.

Establishing Shot

the image being shot takes up at least 80 percent of the frame.

Wide/Long Shot (WS or LS)

the image being shot is a part of a whole, such as an eye or a hand.

Medium Shot (MS)

a scene between two people shot exclusively from an angle that includes both characters more or less equally. It is used in love scenes where interaction between the two characters is important.

Close Up (CU)

a single piece of film uninterrupted by cuts

Extreme Close Up (ECU)

the most common shot. It shows the person from the waist up.

Two Shot

Draw a Medium Shot.

Draw an ECU shot.

Describe a situation in which an ECU shot would be needed?

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