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Shot sizes & framing · Working

Two-shot

Also called: two shot

ELI5

A composition containing two principal people in the same frame.

Used in conversation

“Let’s try the two-shot here and see how it changes the moment.”

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

  • ShotTwo-shot is a narrower kind of Shot.
  • Group shotComputed from definition language and shared taxonomy. This indicates proximity, not synonymy.
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