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plano de cuerpo entero

English translation: full body shot

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Spanish term or phrase:plano de cuerpo entero
English translation:full body shot
Entered by: Lucy Williams

14:09 Jan 12, 2010
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / storyboard/scripts
Spanish term or phrase: plano de cuerpo entero
Full length shot? Long body shot?
Lucy Williams
Spain
Local time: 06:38
full body shot
Explanation:
http://images.google.cl/images?hl=en&source=hp&q=full body s...
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Jennifer Levey
Chile
Local time: 00:38
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Summary of answers provided
5 +7full body shot
Jennifer Levey
5Full shot
imcven
4full (body) shot
HugoSteckel


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +7
full body shot


Explanation:
http://images.google.cl/images?hl=en&source=hp&q=full body s...

Jennifer Levey
Chile
Local time: 00:38
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 72
Grading comment
Thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  James A. Walsh
0 min
agree  HugoSteckel: you got there first
12 mins
agree  patinba
14 mins
agree  Alicia Jordá
39 mins
agree  Thayenga
51 mins
agree  Evans (X)
1 hr
agree  Jenni Lukac (X)
1 hr
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
full (body) shot


Explanation:
Generally a "long shot" is defined precisely as one that shows the full body at various distances.

A full (body) shot more specifically shows the body from head to toe.


    Reference: http://www.filmsite.org/filmterms12.html
HugoSteckel
Switzerland
Local time: 06:38
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 36
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Full shot


Explanation:
I would go with "full shot". It is in between a medium shot and a long shot according to this article:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shot_(filming)

Suerte!

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Note added at 4 mins (2010-01-12 14:13:30 GMT)
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A somewhat old-fashioned alternative is "figure shot"

imcven
Venezuela
Local time: 00:38
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
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