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Shot sizes & framing · Working

Full shot

Also called: full-length shot

ELI5

A shot showing a person’s full body within the frame.

Used in conversation

“Can we add the full shot to the shot plan for this scene?”

Pitch context

This term helps a treatment describe how the camera or light will shape the viewer's experience.

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

Connected terms

  • ShotFull shot is a narrower kind of Shot.
  • Medium long shotComputed from definition language and shared taxonomy. This indicates proximity, not synonymy.
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