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Over-the-shoulder

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An over-the-shoulder shot frames one person from behind another’s shoulder. Board matching OTSs with eyelines and the 180-degree line, or they will not cut.

An over-the-shoulder (OTS) shows the subject from behind a foreground shoulder. Matching OTSs (A over B, B over A) are a coverage pair. They only cut if eyelines and the 180-degree line agree.

On the board, sketch the foreground shoulder so the operator knows whose coverage it is. Do not draw a clean single and label it OTS.

Related: coverage, medium shot.

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