Framing Shots

The key difference of the full, medium, and closeup shots is the amount of the subject's body within the frame. The Full shot has an image of the subject's whole body, the medium shot has about half of the subject's body, and the close up has only the subject's face. These apply to over the shoulder shots because they express how close the subject's are to each other when interacting. It is the same with a two shot, a full shot can show the distance between two characters, but a close up with a two shot can show the intimacy between the subjects. Lenses affect the shot because they compress the background in different ways. With a longer lens, the background will be more compressed and blurred out, but with a similar framing with a shorter lens, the audience will be able to see more of the background, not only because its wider, but also because it wont be as out of focus. Also, with a closeup shot with a short lens, the subject's face will appear more distorted and look abnormal.