crowd shots

Filmed audience reactions

Crowd shots are camera angles or photographs that capture large groups of people, typically at sporting events, concerts, or public gatherings.

In broadcasting, directors cut to crowd shots to show audience reactions or convey atmosphere: The crowd shots during the goal celebration were electric.

The term also applies to film production, where crowd shots establish scale or setting.

Opposites
camera subject/framing

crowd shotsclose-up

Near-range photograph

close-ups · tight shot · headshot · solo shot · single shot

scale of human presence

crowd shotsintimate portrait

Close, revealing representation

character study · candid portrait

camera subject focus

crowd shotsclose-ups

Shots framed very near

portrait shots · headshots · face shots · talking heads · reaction shots

Family

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