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Record 1 2004-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Video Technology
  • Cinematography
DEF

Motion picture shot covering a limited area of a scene in which mainly localized action is taking place and the actors typically seen as half or three quarter length figures. This is usually a section of the whole setting of a sequence and is intermediate between a long shot and a close up.

DEF

In video and film production, a camera shot that includes all of one person, two people from the waist up, or an object or angle from a relatively close position.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vidéotechnique
  • Cinématographie
DEF

Image où les personnages sont montrés en pied, mais où le décor n'a plus qu'une importance très secondaire.

OBS

Le plan moyen, contrairement au plan de demi-ensemble, relègue le décor au second plan pour s'attacher aux personnages qu'il veut nous présenter.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Técnicas de video
  • Cinematografía
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