Medium Shot

Medium Shot

THe above image shows an example of a medium shot. The medium shot is the most common shot used in movies. Medium shots can be shot with any lens, but generally a medium lens is a lens that has the least amount of distortion, which is the same as to say that it photographs people and scenery in the way you normally see them in true perspective. I think a medium shot was used here to show the different characters faces, but to also reinforce the main character in show as all the characters are blurred out bar one.