A camera shot between a close-up and long shot showing from waist-up a person standing or a person sitting. Usually used to show conversation and some emotions.

 – Camera shot from medium distance, typically above the waist. Allows viewers to see body language, but not facial expressions.

refers to a conventional camera shot filmed from a medium distance; although it is difficult to precisely define, it usually refers to a human figure from the waist (or knees) up; between a close shot [..]

Framing of one person from head to waist or of a small

A shot intermediate between a close-up and a full shot.

Generally speaking, this shot frames a character from the waist, hips or knees up (or down). The camera is sufficiently distanced from the body for the character to be seen in relation to her or his s [..]

Defines any camera perspective between long shot and closeup, viewing the subjects from a medium distance.

A shot in which a medium-size object (e.g. the top half of a human figure) fits easily within the frame.

A framing in which the scale of the object shown is of moderate size; a human figure seen from the waist up would fill most of the screen.

Camera shot midway between a close-up and a wide shot.

A film shot which includes half the body and a small part of the background.

Camera shot often used to describe a shot of character approximately from the waist up.

A shot of the subject from a distance between close-up and long shot. In the case of a character it would show the subject from the knees up.

In-between LS and CS; people are seen from the waist up.

A medium shot is one that can include several characters in a frame, usually showing a character from the waist up. Mise-en-ScèneMise-en-scène originated in the theater and is used in film to refer to [..]