Other forms: close-ups
A close-up is a shot taken very near the subject. Cut to a close-up.
In film it is how an audience is told what somebody is feeling without a word. A close-up shows everything, which is why actors think about it more than any other shot.
1nounclose-upA shot taken very near the subject.
“The whole scene turns on one close-up at the end.”
close-up is a shot.
Practised in Photography & Film