Mid Shot

Mid Shot Kirsty
A term used to describe shot size

Mid Shot is often abbreviated to MS 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, an MS will include the head, the top half of the body and the arms and hands as shown above.

See also: WS , MCUCU , BCU , ECU , GV , Low angle WS 

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