A shot in which a smallish object (e.g. the human head) fits easily within the frame.
A picture taken less than 2 or 3 feet away from the subject, and sometimes from a distance of only inches. See also MACRO.
An image in which the distance between the subject and the point of view is very short . . . [Roughly, head and shoulders].
A shot that concentrates on a relatively small part of a subject. When shooting people, it refers to a shot where the head and shoulders of the subject fill the screen.
A close up or macro photograph.
framing in which the scale of the object shown is relatively large. Most commonly, a close-up shows a person's head from the neck up, or a medium-size object.
AKA: CU A shot in which the subject is larger than the frame, revealing much detail.
Placement of a camera close to the subject; used especially for a person's face.
A "tight" shot that nearly fills the frame with the subject.
An image which is taken very close to the subject photographed.
Traditionally a video shot in which the head and shoulders of the subject fill the screen.
A close up is a shot that features the subject larger than the frame and with much detail.
(abbr. CU) a shot taken very close to the subject ( or with the subject of the shot very large in the frame), revealing a detail only. (i.e., the human face, or hands).
a shot composition that captures only a small portion of a subject. A close-up shot is relative to what is considered a medium shot and an extreme close-up shot.
Camera term for tight shot of shoulders and face.
A framing in which the scale of the object shown is relatively large; most commonly a person's head seen from the neck up, or an object of a comparable size that fills most of the screen.
Shot in which the subject is larger than the frame; approx. from the top of chest to top of head.
(CU) a shot taken from a close distance in which the scale of the object viewed is relatively large; for example, a person's head from the shoulders up which fills the entire frame is a typical close-up shot.
a shot which fills the screen with one detail such as a face.
A detail photographed from such a distance that only a small portion of the subject fills a frame of film.
Object or any part of a person or object seen at close range and framed tightly. Extreme close-up (ECU)is from the bottom of the chin to the hairline (also called a 'cowboy close-up'). Close-up (CU)is head-and-shoulders. Medium Close-up (MCU) is below the shoulders to above the head. Also called a "Two-T" shot.
A shot in which a face or object fills the frame. Close-ups might be achieved by setting the camera close to the subject or by using a long focal-length lens.
a Visual Literacy term for a shot or photograph vthat focuses in on details and facial expressions but gives little or no context.
(see shot sizes and framing)
Usually defined as a shot framing the head from the neck up, sometimes with part of the shoulders.
Generally, a picture of a subject that fills the frame, usually with the subject looking particularly close to the camera.
(CU) - Object or any part of it seen at close range and framed tightly. The close-up can be extreme (extreme or big close-up) or rather loose (medium close-up). Color-Bars - A color standard used in video production for the alignments of cameras and videotape recordings. Color bars can be generated by most professional portable cameras. They are designed to be viewed with a vectorscope or a waveform monitor and adjusted with a Time Base Corrector.
A photo taken close to the subject, usually defined as within 1m or less. Popular close-up subjects include flowers, insects, and small objects. While most ordinary lenses can focus as close as 40-50cm, specialized macro lenses offer higher performance for serious close-up photography.
A shot that appears close to the subject. Commonly used to show emotion when focused on the subjects face. To see a close-up of your professor click here.
A shot showing a detail only (ex., face only or hands only).
A tight shot of a person's head and shoulders.An "extreme close-up" would include just the area from the chin to the top of the head or even less of the face.
general term for an image of a close subject, i.e. filling the frame.
a larger-than-normal image that is formed on a negative by focusing the subject closer than normal to the lens with the use of supplementary lenses, extension tubes, or bellows.
In film and television, a close-up tightly frames a person or object. The most common close-ups are ones of actors' faces.