An image framed to show a character from the thighs up, including their face. The character's legs should cut off at the bottom of the image; typically around thigh level, but can be as low as at/right above the knees.

Named after Western movies, where actors were filmed from the thighs up to show the character's holstered gun along with their face.

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h4. Related Tags

* [[close-up]]
* [[face]]
* [[portrait]]
* [[upper body]]
* [[feet out of frame]]
* [[full body]]

h4. See also

* [[cropped legs]]
* [[Tag group:Image composition]]

h4. External links

* "Wikipedia: American shot":[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_shot]
* "Wikipedia: Shot (filmmaking)":[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shot_(filmmaking)]
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