Scale is how much of the main subject fills the frame, not which way the camera points. Judge the main person. Ignore the story, judge only the framing. Same 300 frames for everyone, so answers can be compared.
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Scale — tightest to widest
Extreme close-up 1 Part of a face or a small detail fills the frame: eyes or mouth alone Close-up 2 A face fills the frame, roughly forehead to chin Medium close-up 3 Head and shoulders, cut off around the chest Medium shot 4 Person from about the waist up Medium long 5 Person from about the knees up Full shot 6 Whole body, head to feet, fills most of the frame height Long shot 7 Whole body is small, the surroundings matter as much as the person Extreme long 8 People tiny or barely visible, landscape or building dominates
No person as the subject? Use one of these
Insert 9 Close view of an object or detail, no person as the subject (a note, a gun, a dial) Not applicable 0 Title card, black frame, transition, or no way to judge Back B Fix your last answer
Click a tag, or press 1–9 and 0. B goes back one. Your progress is saved, come back any time. Angle Call