"medium long shot" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: medium long shots [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} medium long shot (plural medium long shots)
  1. (photography, cinematography) A shot (snapshot or series of film exposures) taken from enough distance to show a character from the knees on up, wider than a medium shot but tighter than a long shot. Categories (topical): Cinematography, Photography Synonyms: American shot Translations: plano medio largo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-medium_long_shot-en-noun-0sdQxeK8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: arts, broadcasting, cinematography, film, hobbies, lifestyle, media, photography, television

Inflected forms

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