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Shot sizes & framing · Specialist

Frame line

ELI5

A monitor or viewfinder guide showing the intended crop or aspect ratio within a larger recorded image.

Used in conversation

“Let’s test the frame line before we lock the visual approach.”

Pitch context

You may encounter “Frame line” in camera, lenses & lighting conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Explains what the image should look like and how it can be framed, captured and lit.

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Sources & evidence · 5

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.