Film set glossary · On set · directing
Medium shot (MS)
A mid-sized shot framing a person from about the waist up, showing both expression and gesture. Korean crews often treat it as the same as a waist shot.
- Korean
- 미디엄 샷
- Also
- MS
In other languages
- 한국어 · KO
- 미디엄 샷
- 인물의 허리 위를 담는 중간 크기의 컷. 표정과 몸짓을 함께 보여 줘 대화·동작 장면에 두루 쓴다. 국내에서는 웨이스트 샷(WS)과 거의 같은 뜻으로 쓰기도 한다.
- 日本語 · JA
- ミディアムショット（MS）
- 人物の腰から上を収める中くらいのカット。表情と身振りを同時に見せ、会話や動作の場面で広く使う。韓国ではウエストショットとほぼ同じ意味でも使う。
Related
- Waist shot (WS)A shot framing a person from the waist up. In English-speaking crews WS usually means wide shot, so spell it out when working with international teams.
- Medium close-up (bust shot)Framing a person from the chest up; the workhorse size for dialogue.
- Knee shot (KS)A shot framing a person from the knees up, showing body language with some surroundings. Close to the cowboy (American) shot, which cuts at mid-thigh.
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