Shot
Decoder

Shot size isn't arbitrary. Every choice carries psychological weight. Learn the language of visual storytelling.

Shot size, framing and the psychology underneath it.Press G — grid

MS

Medium Shot

Frame height

0.63 × subject

Medium Shot

Waist up. The workhorse of dialogue. Neutral, versatile.

Psychology

Conversation, normalcy, baseline coverage

Framing

Frame cuts at waist level

Seen in

Eye Level

Neutral, objective, equality

Low Angle

Power, dominance, heroism

High Angle

Weakness, vulnerability, inferiority

Dutch Angle

Unease, disorientation, madness

Bird's Eye

God-like perspective, fate, insignificance

Worm's Eye

Extreme power, otherworldly, child's view