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Shot sizes & framing · Core

Medium long shot

Also called: MLS, three-quarter shot

ELI5

A shot often showing a person from roughly the knees upward.

Used in conversation

“The storyboard calls for the medium long shot before we move into the detail.”

Definition

A shot commonly showing a person from roughly the knees upward.

Here “Medium long shot” means: A shot commonly showing a person from roughly the knees upward.

Pitch context

You may encounter “Medium long shot” 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.

Connected terms

  • ShotMedium long shot is a narrower kind of Shot.
  • Medium shotComputed from definition language and shared taxonomy. This indicates proximity, not synonymy.
  • Medium close-upComputed from definition language and shared taxonomy. This indicates proximity, not synonymy.
  • Full shotComputed from definition language and shared taxonomy. This indicates proximity, not synonymy.
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Sources & evidence · 5

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