Close Up

Close Up Shot Kirsty
A term describing shot size

Close Up is often abbreviated to CU and this term appears in a script, storyboard or shotlist to describe the size of the shot. It usually relates to a person but can sometimes refer to other objects as well.

For a shot of a person, a CU will be close enough to include  all of the head and neck but not the shoulders as shown above.

See also: WS , MS , MCUBCU , ECU , GV , Low angle WS 

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