Editing Medium shot (section)

== Use ==
Medium shots are favored in sequences where dialogues or a small group of people are acting, as they give the viewer a partial view of the background, such as when the shot is 'cutting the person in half'<ref name=medium>{{cite web|title=medium shot|url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/medium-shot|website=www.dictionary.com|publisher=Dictionary.com|access-date=1 December 2015}}</ref> and also show the subjects' facial expressions in the context of their body language.<ref name=peachpit>{{cite web|last1=Ablan|first1=Dan|title=Medium Shots|url=http://www.peachpit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=31096&seqNum=2|website=www.peachpit.com|publisher=[[Peachpit]]|access-date=1 December 2015}}</ref> Medium shots are also used when the subject in the shot is delivering information, such as [[news presenter]]s.<ref name=media /> It is also used in interviews.<ref name=asu /> It is the most common shot in movies,<ref name=vic>{{cite web|last1=Alexander|first1=Victor|title=Long shot, medium shot, close-up|url=http://www.releasing.net/filmmaker/long_medium_close-up_shots.html|website=www.releasing.net|publisher=Releasing.net|access-date=1 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223183924/https://www.releasing.net/filmmaker/long_medium_close-up_shots.html|archive-date=December 23, 2019}}</ref><ref name=cinema /> and it usually follows the first establishing shots of a new scene or location.<ref name=cinema>{{cite web|last1=Moura|first1=Gabe|title=SHOT SIZES: Telling What They See|url=http://www.elementsofcinema.com/cinematography/framing-shot-sizes/|website=www.elementsofcinema.com|publisher=Gabriel Moura|access-date=1 December 2015|date=3 June 2014}}</ref> 

A [[normal lens]] that sees what the human eye sees<ref name=lenses>{{cite web|last1=Moura|first1=Gabe|title=Types of Lenses|url=http://www.elementsofcinema.com/cinematography/types-of-lenses/|website=www.elementsofcinema.com|publisher=Gabriel Moura|date=3 June 2014|access-date=1 December 2015}}</ref> is usually used for medium shots.<ref name=cinema />