Get close so the subject takes up most of the frame, removing empty space and clutter. The eye goes straight to the subject and the emotion lands strongly.
Product textures and details, the moment a character's emotion peaks, and places with a messy background. Using it in every shot feels stifling, so save it for the shots you want to emphasize.
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Slow push-in on the weathered face of an elderly beekeeper in a straw hat, his face filling the frame from forehead to chin, deep wrinkles and a single bee crawling on his cheek in sharp detail, soft overcast light, no background visible, fill the frame composition, the camera creeping slightly closer the whole time.
fill the frame, the subject takes up the whole frame, no empty background
Her (2013) — Fills the frame with the character for the opening monologue instead of using a wide shot (StudioBinder)
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