# Coverage

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Coverage is the set of camera angles that let a scene be edited: master, overs, close-ups, inserts. A board with only masters cannot be cut.

Last updated: 2026-09-13

**Coverage** is the set of angles that make a scene editable: a master wide enough to recut, matching singles or overs, and the inserts you cannot steal. A storyboard that only has “the idea of the scene” as one pretty wide is not coverage.

Film crews talk about coverage in setups. Each unique camera position is a setup; several shot codes may share a setup. The AD schedules setups, not story order. [Film storyboard](/film-storyboard).

## Minimum coverage for a two-hander

1. Master
2. A-side (over or single)
3. B-side, [eyeline](/glossary/eyeline) matching, [180-degree line](/glossary/180-degree-rule) held
4. Inserts that carry plot (phone, key, logo)

## On commercials

You still need coverage if you will cut. Pack shots and endlines are coverage too — they are just product coverage. [Commercial storyboard](/commercial-storyboard).

Related: [shot size](/glossary/shot-size), [insert](/glossary/insert), [shooting board](/glossary/shooting-board).

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