A shot in which a largish object (e.g. the human figure from lower leg up) fits easily within the frame.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            A framing at a distance which makes an object about four or five feet high appear to fill most of the screen vertically. See also plan américain, the special term for a medium long shot depicting human figures.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            A shot taken with the camera at a distance from the subject, but closer than a long shot.