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one_shot

one shot

See also: oneshot and one-shot

English

Noun

one shot (plural one shots)

  1. (film) A camera shot that focuses on a single subject.
    • 1998, Jerry Martin, Active Video: A Teaching Tool for Every Classroom, ISBN 0673364011, page 19:
      When composing a one shot, the subject should usually be centered in the frame.
    • 2011, Dennis J. Packard, The Film Novelist: Writing a Screenplay and Short Novel in 15 Weeks, ISBN 1441190686, page 19:
      Close ups are often one shots, which means that close-up one shots often come at the high points of scenes.