Frames: mid shot

Frames: Mid shot

A  Mid shot is used  to show an object or person from a close view therefore they or it can only be see if the camera were near by. It is used so that the object or person is still showing enough for the audience to feel as if they were looking at the entire object or person.

A mid shot of a person is a view of the person close enough to see their body however it is not of  the person from head to toe, mainly from their head and main torso. For example:

Example from the Netflix series American Horror Story:     Example from the film Social Network:

 

A mid shot of an object is so that the audience is still able to focus on the object it’s-self however it increases the view of the background that the object is within. For example:

Example from the film Flubber:       Example from the film 21 Jump street:

Example clip from the film Flubber: