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A long shot (LS) captures a person from the top of the head to the
bottom of the feet, Figure 4-10. Much less of the surrounding details are
included compared to the extreme long shot.
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Figure 4-10. A long shot
includes the subject from
head to toe only.
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Figure 4-11. The bottom
edge of a medium long
shot is just below or just
above the subject’s knee.
The medium long shot
is sometimes called a
cowboy shot.
long shot (LS): A shot that
captures a subject from the top
of the head to the bottom of the
feet and does not include many
of the surrounding details.
medium long shot (MLS):
A shot that includes the top of
a subject’s head to a line just
above or just below the knee.
Also called a knee shot or
cowboy shot.
medium shot (MS): A shot that
captures a subject from the top
of the head to a line just above
or below the belt or waistline.
Also called a mid shot.
medium close-up (MCU):
A shot that frames a subject
from the top of the head to a
line just below the chest. Also
called a bust shot.
Individual Subject Shots
A medium long shot (MLS), sometimes called a knee shot, includes the
top of a person’s head to a line just above or just below the knee, Figure 4-11.
The medium shot (MS) is also referred to as a mid shot, Figure 4-12. This
shot captures a person from the top of the head to a line just above or below
the belt or waistline. It is common to see group shots framed in the medium
shot due to the amount of people that need to be covered in the frame.
A medium close-up (MCU), also called a bust shot, frames a person
from the top of the head to a line just below the chest, Figure 4-13. This is