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cowboy shots

cowboy shots is the plural of cowboy shot.

Meaning of cowboy shot

Noun

cowboy shot (plural cowboy shots)

  1. A shot framed to include a region from the actor's head to mid-thigh.
    • In Europe, the term plán americain or plano americano refers to a shot framed from mid-leg up, basically a cowboy shot. Beyond this we are into the realm of close-ups.2002, Blain Brown, Cinematography, page 12

Questions about cowboy shots

What is cowboy shots the plural of?
Cowboy shots is the plural of cowboy shot.

Words near cowboy shots in the dictionary

  1. cowboy killers
  2. cowboy load
  3. cowboy pool
  4. cowboy shorts
  5. cowboy shot
  6. cowboy shots
  7. cowboy shower
  8. cowboy showers
  9. Cowboy State
  10. Cowboy Stater
  11. cowboy steak

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