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Lead room

Meaning in film & television, with examples

nounCommon term

In film & television, lead room means: The space left in front of a subject in the direction they face or move within the frame.

In Turkish: bakış boşluğu, hareket boşluğu

How it is used

Used in framing; nose room and look room are common alternatives for a person's gaze.

Example sentences

  1. Give the cyclist more lead room so she is not riding into the frame edge.

    Space ahead makes the movement feel less cramped.

  2. The tight lead room makes the waiting man seem trapped.

    Restricted space is used here to suggest discomfort.

Common collocations

  • leave lead room
  • reduce the lead room
  • 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.
  • cinematographerThe head of the camera and lighting departments, who decides with the director how the film will look: framing, lenses, camera movement and light.

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