CLOSEUP

Close-up

A close-up or closeup in filmmaking, television production, still photography and the comic strip medium is a type of shot, which 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.

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Close Up

Close Up was a half-hour-long New Zealand current affairs programme produced by Television New Zealand. The programme aired at 7.00 pm weeknights on TV ONE and was presented by Mark Sainsbury with Mike Hosking as the back-up supporting host. The last edition was broadcast on 30 November 2012.

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Close-Up

Close-Up is a film directed by Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami, a docufiction. The film tells the story of the real-life trial of a man who impersonated film-maker Mohsen Makhmalbaf, conning a family into believing they would star in his new film. It features the people involved, acting as themselves. A film about human identity, it helped to increase recognition of Kiarostami in the West. In the 2012 Sight & Sound poll, it was voted by critics onto "The Top 50 Greatest Films of All Time" list.

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close up

Verb

close up

  1. To move people closer together.
    The crowd closed up and I couldn't get through to the train.
  2. To shut a building or a business for a period of time.
    We finally managed to close up the shop for the night at about 10 o'clock.
    The car factory has closed up for the August holidays.
  3. To heal a cut or other wound
    With stitches, the cut should close up in a week to ten days.


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closeup

Noun

  1. A video or film recording made with the camera positioned close to an actor, often so that only the head or face is visible.


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