Film set glossary · On set · directing
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.
- Korean
- 웨이스트 샷
- Also
- WS
In other languages
- 한국어 · KO
- 웨이스트 샷
- 인물의 허리 위를 담는 컷. 영어권에서 WS는 보통 와이드 샷(Wide Shot)을 뜻하므로 해외 스태프와 일할 때는 풀어서 적는 것이 안전하다.
- 日本語 · JA
- ウエストショット（WS）
- 人物の腰から上を収めるカット。英語圏では WS は普通ワイドショットを指すので、海外スタッフとの仕事では略さずに書くほうが安全。
Related
- 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.
- 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.
- Medium close-up (bust shot)Framing a person from the chest up; the workhorse size for dialogue.
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