Shot sizes & framing · Core
Frontal framing
Also called: head-on framing
ELI5
A composition in which the subject faces the camera relatively directly.
Used in conversation
“The treatment uses the frontal framing to control what the audience notices first.”
Pitch context
You may encounter “Frontal framing” 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.
Sources & evidence · 5
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- ARRI — Lens and Camera Technical ResourcesSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences / ACES — ACES Glossary and User GuidesSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- ScreenSkills — Online Learning Glossary and Job ProfilesSupporting source family · institutional · checked 2026-08-14
- Epic Games — In-Camera VFX OverviewSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Epic Games — In-Camera VFX Best PracticesSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14