Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Shot sizes & framing · Working

Medium close-up

Also called: MCU

ELI5

A shot often framing a person from roughly chest or shoulders upward.

Used in conversation

“The treatment uses the medium close-up to control what the audience notices first.”

Definition

A shot commonly framing a person from roughly chest or shoulders upward.

Here “Medium close-up” means: A shot commonly framing a person from roughly chest or shoulders upward.

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

  • Medium shotComputed from definition language and shared taxonomy. This indicates proximity, not synonymy.
  • Medium long shotComputed from definition language and shared taxonomy. This indicates proximity, not synonymy.
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