tight shot
Camera in close
A tight shot is a camera framing that closely crops the subject, typically showing just a face or a specific detail with minimal surrounding context.
The technique focuses viewer attention and heightens emotional intensity: The director called for a tight shot on her eyes as she read the letter.
Also called a close-up.
- closeupMagnified camera framing
- zoomRapid movement or magnification
- framingStructural or contextual shaping
- camera anglePosition of the lens
- lensLight-focusing curved glass
portrait · macro · detail · intimate · cropped · focused · shallow focus · depth of field · face · eyes · camera · cinematography · composition · headshot · extreme · telephoto · focal length · frame
framing width
tight shotwide shot
Full-scene camera framing
wide angle · long shot · establishing shot · full shot · master shot
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