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Frame

Meaning in film & television, with examples

/freɪm/nounCore term

In film & television, frame means: The edges of the image that the camera records, and everything inside them. It also means one single still image of a film.

In Turkish: kadraj, kare

How it is used

Crews say in frame, out of frame and enter or leave the frame. The verb frame means to compose a shot: frame her a bit tighter. In the second meaning, frame rate is the number of images per second, usually 24 fps for cinema.

Example sentences

  1. The boom is in the frame. Can we go again?

  2. We shot at 48 frames per second for the slow-motion sequence.

Common collocations

  • in frame
  • out of frame
  • frame rate
  • frames per second
  • freeze frame
  • shotOne continuous piece of film recorded from the moment the camera starts until it stops, or the piece of it that appears between two cuts.
  • camera angleThe position and direction from which the camera looks at the subject, such as from above, from below or at eye level.
  • cinematographerThe head of the camera and lighting departments, who decides with the director how the film will look: framing, lenses, camera movement and light.
  • close-upA shot taken very near the subject, usually showing a person's face or a small object so that the audience can see emotion or detail.

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