close-up

Definition

  • noun: a photograph or movie shot taken at close range
  • noun: a photograph or movie picture taken very close to an object or person

Examples

  • “Move in for a 'close-up',” said the film's director.

  • Get a 'close-up' shot of them kissing.

  • The scene was shot 'in close-up'.

Movie quotes

  • (..) of them or maybe even two sets in a day. HENNAH: As a rule, you're not building a whole set... ...you're building a piece of set that is sufficient to shoot one close-up... ...of a piece of dialogue that may be needed. ELROND: Have you forgotten? A strain of madness runs deep in that family. (..)
    2012 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
  • (..) Of course everyone thought it was hilarious. It was pretty embarrassing. One of my all-time favorite moments in that whole Misty Mountain sequence... ...was when Ken did his close-up. He has that huge white beard. And on action, as the wind came... ...every time Ken went to deliver the line: (..)
    2012 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey