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

Medium shot

Also called: MS

ELI5

A shot often framing a person from roughly the waist upward.

Used in conversation

“The storyboard calls for the medium shot before we move into the detail.”

Definition

A shot commonly framing a person from roughly the waist upward.

Here “Medium shot” means: A shot commonly framing a person from roughly the waist 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

  • ShotMedium shot is a narrower kind of Shot.
  • Medium close-upComputed 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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