Definitions
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- noun film A
shot framed to include a region from theactor 's head to mid-thigh .
Etymologies
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From the framing of cinema shots in Westerns, where the holster and gun needed to be in view along with the actor's face.
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vendingmachine commented on the word cowboy shot
Is there a film/cinematography list? If so, this term is missing from it.
May 9, 2019
ruzuzu commented on the word cowboy shot
I'm having fun looking--in the meantime, I nominate you to make one!
May 9, 2019
bilby commented on the word cowboy shot
Zis vun: https://www.wordnik.com/lists/film-and-cinematography
May 9, 2019
bilby commented on the word cowboy shot
Comes just before cowboy falls in water trough, clearly.
May 9, 2019
ruzuzu commented on the word cowboy shot
Shoot! Well, I still nominate you to, er, put your own brand on it, VM.
May 10, 2019
vendingmachine commented on the word cowboy shot
I'm content adding to hernesheir's list, if I'm lucky enough to find other words to add. Hernesheir is a creative and masterful listmaker.
May 10, 2019
hernesheir commented on the word cowboy shot
Thank you! I’m humbled
May 11, 2019