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Composition
> The Medium Shot
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Medium Shot: Note how the subject
is cut off at about the waist.
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Another
shot you should be familiar with is the "medium
shot," which is generally defined as a waist-up
shot of a person. Medium shots help place a subject
in context--and they are also necessary for people who
gesture a lot. This is the shot that Jay Leno does his
monologue in, for example. The problem with medium shots
is they don't show as much detail as a close-up and
they introduce more of the background which can be distracting
to the viewer.
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