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close-upnoun
A photographic (or other) image in which the subject is shown at a relatively large scale, and occupies most or all of the frame.
close-upadjective
Of or pertaining to things in near proximity or a situation involving nearness.
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Close-up
A close-up or closeup in filmmaking, television production, still photography, and the comic strip medium is a type of shot that tightly frames a person or object. Close-ups are one of the standard shots used regularly with medium and long shots (cinematic techniques). Close-ups display the most detail, but they do not include the broader scene. Moving toward or away from a close-up is a common type of zooming. A close up is taken from head to neck, giving the viewer a detailed view of the subject's face.
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Close-up
In filmmaking, television production, still photography and the comic strip medium a close-up tightly frames a person or an object. Close-ups are one of the standard shots used regularly with medium shots and long shots. Close-ups display the most detail, but they do not include the broader scene. Moving in to a close-up or away from a close-up is a common type of zooming. Close-ups are used in many ways, for many reasons. Close-ups are often used as cutaways from a more distant shot to show detail, such as characters' emotions, or some intricate activity with their hands. Close cuts to characters' faces are used far more often in television than in movies; they are especially common in soap operas. For a director to deliberately avoid close-ups may create in the audience an emotional distance from the subject matter. Close-ups are used for distinguishing main characters. Major characters are often given a close-up when they are introduced as a way of indicating their importance. Leading characters will have multiple close-ups. There is a long-standing stereotype of insecure actors desiring a close-up at every opportunity and counting the number of close-ups they received. An example of this stereotype occurs when the character Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard, announces "All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up" as she is taken into police custody in the film's finale.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of close-up in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of close-up in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of close-up in a Sentence
I would close up our borders, we are lax and we are foolish.
Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot.
Our current plan is to visit Raised Ridges and investigate it close up, the helicopter's images are by far better in resolution than the orbital ones we were using. Studying these will allow us to ensure that visiting Raised Ridges is important to the team.
I think there is a lot of hostility there -- it is Muslims killing Muslims as well, if they think they are cooperating with the authorities, it is not just a matter of ethnic cleansing, as you put it -- it is a matter of people on different sides of the divide, and this divide we are trying to close up.
It was just a huge close-up picture of a disgusting penis.
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- قريبArabic
- क्लोज़ अपHindi
- merapatkanIndonesian
- nærbildeNorwegian
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