one shot

one shot (plural one shots)

1. (film) A camera shot that focuses on a single subject.
   • 1998, Jerry Martin, Active Video: A Teaching Tool for Every Classroom, →ISBN, page 19:

     When composing a one shot, the subject should usually be centered in the frame.

   • 2011, Dennis J. Packard, The Film Novelist: Writing a Screenplay and Short Novel in 15 Weeks, →ISBN, page 19:

     Close ups are often one shots, which means that close-up one shots often come at the high points of scenes.

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