How can we define 'shot'? How do you know you have changed 'shots' when viewing a scene? How would you define 'shot' when shooting the actual production?
A shot is a series of video frames that runs until when the angle changes, a transition or cuts happen in the film. A shot starts when a camera starts recording in one place, and ends when the camera switches to another angle or cuts to another scene. It is basically continuous footage between two edits or cuts in a scene. When viewing a scene, you will notice the camera angle change or a cut in the scene, that is when a shot has been changed.
A shot when shooting the actual production would be the moment that the camera starts recording until it stops and cuts to another shot or another scene.
There are usually lots of different shots in each scene with different types of shots, such as close-ups and long shots. A long shot usually shows the surrounding environment, including all characters, while a close-up usually focuses on a person or an object, for example you could use a close-up when a person is talking.
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