medium shot
Torso and above
A medium shot is a camera framing that captures a subject from roughly the waist up, positioning the viewer at a conversational distance.
Standard for dialogue scenes and interviews, it balances the intimacy of a close-up with the spatial context of a wide shot: The director cut to a medium shot as the characters began talking.
- camera anglePosition of the lens
- eye levelHorizontal plane of vision
- framingStructural or contextual shaping
- perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
- over the shoulderCarried diagonally across torso
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Near-range photograph
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