Shot sizes & framing · Core
Shot
ELI5
A continuous recorded camera take between starting and stopping the camera.
Used in conversation
“The storyboard calls for the shot before we move into the detail.”
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
- Arc shotArc shot is a narrower kind of Shot.
- Drone shotDrone shot is a narrower kind of Shot.
- Establishing shotEstablishing shot is a narrower kind of Shot.
- Extreme wide shotExtreme wide shot is a narrower kind of Shot.
- Follow shotFollow shot is a narrower kind of Shot.
- Full shotFull shot is a narrower kind of Shot.
- Group shotGroup shot is a narrower kind of Shot.
- High-angle shotHigh-angle shot is a narrower kind of Shot.
- Insert shotInsert shot is a narrower kind of Shot.
- Leading shotLeading shot is a narrower kind of Shot.
- Locked-off shotLocked-off shot is a narrower kind of Shot.
- Low-angle shotLow-angle shot is a narrower kind of Shot.
- Master shotMaster shot is a narrower kind of Shot.
- Medium long shotMedium long shot is a narrower kind of Shot.
Sources & evidence · 8
Direct term-level sources and supporting source families.
- Adobe — Adobe Premiere Pro User GuideDirect source · institutional · checked 2026-08-14
- AICP — Suggested Best Practices for Bidding and Bidding Reference GuideDirect source · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Directors Guild of America — DGA Creative Rights HandbookDirect source · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Epic Games — In-Camera VFX OverviewDirect source · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- 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 Best PracticesSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14