Shot (filmmaking)

This article is about a technique used in filmmaking. For other usages, see Shot.

In filmmaking and video production, a shot is a series of frames that runs for an uninterrupted period of time.[1] Film shots are an essential aspect of a movie where angles, transitions and cuts are used to further express emotion, ideas and movement. The term "shot" can refer to two different parts of the filmmaking process:

  1. In production, a shot is the moment that the camera starts rolling until the moment it stops.
  2. In film editing, a shot is the continuous footage or sequence between two edits or cuts.[2]
  1. ^ Sklar, Robert. Film: An International History of the Medium. [London]: Thames and Hudson, [c. 1990]. p. 526.
  2. ^ Ascher, Steven, and Edward Pincus. The Filmmaker's Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide for the Digital Age. New York: Plume, 1999. p. 214.