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Shot sizes & framing · Core

Profile shot

ELI5

A shot presenting a person mainly from the side.

Used in conversation

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

Pitch context

You may encounter “Profile 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

  • ShotProfile shot is a narrower kind of Shot.
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Sources & evidence · 5

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