Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Coverage & shot function · Working

Insert shot

Also called: insert

ELI5

A close shot of a detail, object or action inserted into a larger scene.

Used in conversation

“The treatment uses the insert shot to control what the audience notices first.”

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

  • CutawayAn insert isolates a detail within the main action; a cutaway leaves the main action to show related material elsewhere.
  • ShotInsert shot is a narrower kind of Shot.
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