Medium Shot

Background

Medium shots cover roughly waist-up for conversation and gesture. They balance face and body language without losing costume and posture. Workhorse of narrative coverage.

Prompt

Includes camera move matched to the title, plus lens triad extras: focal length, aperture/T-stop, ISO, shutter, white balance, and the story being filmed.

16:9 cinematic FRAMING demo titled MEDIUM SHOT.
Technique: MEDIUM SHOT — roughly waist-up coverage; face and hand gestures readable; classic dialogue frame.
Camera motion: subtle slow push-in; remain medium waist-up; no jump to ECU.
Lens & exposure: 50mm, T2.8, ISO 500, shutter 1/48, WB 4300K office practicals.
Scene: European-American attorney standing at a desk arguing calmly; waist-up medium; law office background soft.
Look: photoreal legal workplace drama, film grain, restrained grade.
Forbidden: horror, gore, text overlays, watermarks, logos, vertical video.