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American shot en · NOUN

Etymology

Calque of the French term "plain Américan", which was used because this type of shot was commonly used in American westerns.

Meanings

1. Synonym of medium long shot.
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see American, shot.
   • Sturges did not use close‐ups; he favored the three‐quarter shot, or American shot. 2013, Ken Dancyger, The Technique of Film and Video Editing, page 117:
   • The film begins in an American shot; we are already closer to Talley than we were to Martinelli. 2014, Jennifer Fleeger, Sounding American: Hollywood, Opera, and Jazz, page 78:
   • In total, the scene uses the American shot four times, close-up twice, longl ^([sic]) shot once, and detail shot once. 2023, André F. Nebe, Humour and successful children's films, page 282:

Forms

Synonyms

medium long shot