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TWO SHOT

JQL

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I have always heard about the two-shot. What is the two-shot, and what is the concept behind it?

Sincerely,
Jody Alan Mortimer
Miami Beach
 
Just means that there are two actors in the frame -- most times, if they are facing each other, then it's a profile shot so you can see both faces (as opposed to an over-the-shoulder shot, which technically has two actors in it but is not called a two-shot.) Or maybe the two actors are standing side-by-side. Often it is by necessity a medium shot, although it's possible in a widescreen format like 'scope to get a tight shot of two people standing next to each other.

There isn't a precise definition really. Usually the term is used when you have more than two actors in the scene but you want a shot that isolates two of them in the frame when starting the coverage.
 
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Thank you Mr. Mullen. That has cleared it up for me.

Jody Alan Mortimer
Miami Beach
 

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