closeup

See also close up, and close-up

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kləʊsˈʌp/

Noun

closeup (plural closeups)

1. (film) A video or film recording made with the camera positioned close to an actor, often so that only the head or face is visible.
   • 1950 — Billy Wilder, Charles Brackett, and D.M. Marshman Jr., Sunset Blvd.

     All right, Mr DeMille, I'm ready for my closeup.

Translations

A film made with the camera close to

• Bulgarian: близък план (bg) (blizǎk plan)

• Finnish: lähikuva (fi)

See also

• two shot
• wide shot

Anagrams

• couples