Close-up

What it is

The face, or one object, fills the frame.

When to use it

Emotional peaks, key objects, nowhere for the audience to look away.

When not to

Back-to-back close-ups feel oppressive and lose the geography.

Often confused with

• Extreme close-up

  An extreme close-up isolates the eyes, lips or fingers.

Common generation mistakes

• SymptomThe background is too sharp and competes with the face.

  FixState a shallow depth of field with a soft background.

Combinations Rolin checks

• Auto-fixed

  Negative space needs a small subject, not a close-up

  Rolin will: clear Composition