American shot

English Etymology Calque of the French term "plain Américan", which was used because this type of shot was commonly used in American westerns. Noun en medium long shot. en American shot en 2013 The Technique of Film and Video Editing Ken Dancyger 117 Sturges did not use close‐ups; he favored the three‐quarter shot, or American shot. en 2014 Sounding American: Hollywood, Opera, and Jazz Jennifer Fleeger 78 The film begins in an American shot; we are already closer to Talley than we were to Martinelli. en 2023 Humour and successful children's films André F. Nebe 282 In total, the scene uses the American shot four times, close-up twice, longl shot once, and detail shot once.