"medium shot" meaning in All languages combined

See medium shot on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: medium shots [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} medium shot (plural medium shots)
  1. (photography, cinematography) A shot (snapshot or series of film exposures) taken from enough distance to show a character from the waist on up, wider than a close up but tighter than a medium long shot. Categories (topical): Cinematography, Photography

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