What's it called · Film & video 19

Close-up

Also called: Tight shot

A shot that fills much of the frame with a face or part of a subject.

Watch the small changes in the eyes and mouth of the face filling the frame.

Often confused with

• Long shot: A shot that frames the whole body and surroundings rather than filling the frame with a face or detail
• Insert shot: A shot defined by its role in inserting a detail from the main scene rather than by framing size
• Over-the-shoulder shot: A shot defined by viewing someone past another person's shoulder rather than by framing size