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Shot sizes

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The standard framing steps that decide how much of the subject fills the frame — from extreme close-up to wide shot.

Also known as: ECUCUMSWSFraming sizes
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html
<div class="stage">
  <svg class="fig" viewBox="0 0 100 200" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMax meet">
    <circle cx="50" cy="26" r="16" fill="#caa27a"/>
    <path d="M50,42 C28,46 20,80 22,140 L30,196 L44,196 L46,120 L54,120 L56,196 L70,196 L78,140 C80,80 72,46 50,42 Z" fill="#3a4a63"/>
  </svg>
  <div class="win" id="win">
    <i class="c tl"></i><i class="c tr"></i><i class="c bl"></i><i class="c br"></i>
  </div>
  <span class="lbl" id="lbl">WS</span>
</div>
css
.stage{position:absolute;inset:0;background:#0c0c12;overflow:hidden}
.fig{position:absolute;left:50%;bottom:0;height:100%;width:auto;transform:translateX(-50%)}
.win{position:absolute;border:2px solid #fff;box-shadow:0 0 0 2000px rgba(0,0,0,.72);
  transition:all 1s cubic-bezier(.4,0,.2,1)}
.win .c{position:absolute;width:9px;height:9px;border-color:#fff;border-style:solid}
.tl{left:-2px;top:-2px;border-width:2px 0 0 2px}
.tr{right:-2px;top:-2px;border-width:2px 2px 0 0}
.bl{left:-2px;bottom:-2px;border-width:0 0 2px 2px}
.br{right:-2px;bottom:-2px;border-width:0 2px 2px 0}
.lbl{position:absolute;left:6%;bottom:5%;font:800 13px ui-monospace,monospace;color:#fff;
  background:rgba(255,255,255,.14);padding:3px 9px;border-radius:20px;letter-spacing:.04em}
js
const win=document.getElementById('win');
const lbl=document.getElementById('lbl');
const states=[
  { name:'WS', top:'2%', left:'22%', w:'56%', h:'96%' },
  { name:'MS', top:'20%', left:'30%', w:'40%', h:'62%' },
  { name:'CU', top:'2%', left:'33%', w:'34%', h:'34%' },
  { name:'ECU', top:'6%', left:'42%', w:'16%', h:'14%' },
];
let i=0;
function step(){
  const s=states[i];
  win.style.top=s.top; win.style.left=s.left; win.style.width=s.w; win.style.height=s.h;
  lbl.textContent=s.name;
  i=(i+1)%states.length;
}
step();
setInterval(step,1600);

An ECU (extreme close-up) fills the frame with just one part of the face — eyes, mouth. A CU (close-up) takes the whole face, an MS (medium shot) goes waist-up, and a WS (wide shot) shows the full body plus the space around it. That progression is both how close the camera physically gets and how close the audience is meant to feel.

The same line of dialogue carries different emotional weight depending on the shot size — an ECU amplifies the smallest flicker of expression for tension, while a WS treats the person as one element within an environment, building distance or isolation. Editors typically open a scene wide to establish space, then cut progressively closer through MS and CU.

The white frame in the demo carries corner brackets like a real viewfinder. Narrowing or widening just that frame around the same figure is enough to move between all four sizes.

When to use

When storyboarding or building a shot list, decide the intended emotional distance first, then pick the size. Switching too often within one scene breaks the rhythm.