Medium Close Up

Medium Close Up is often abbreviated to MCU 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 also to other objects as well.

For a shot of a person, an MCU will include the head and shoulders as shown above.

See also:  WS , MS , CU,  BCU , ECU , GV , Low angle WS