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Cadre plan

Etymology

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Composed of plan +‎ américain, which refers to the typical shots from American films from the 1910's to 1940's.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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plan américain m (plural plans américains)

  1. (photography, film) a shot in which a character or a group is framed from the mid thigh up