A Full Shot, also called a Wide Shot or Full Body Shot, is a framing that captures a subject from head to toe within the frame, showing the complete figure along with some surrounding environment. It provides enough context to see the subject's full physical presence, posture, body language, and immediate spatial relationships while maintaining them as the primary focus of the composition.

The full shot strikes a balance between the intimacy of closer framings and the environmental context of wider shots. It shows the subject's complete physical performance including gesture, stance, and movement through space, while still keeping them large enough in frame to maintain visual dominance. Full shots are workhorses of visual storytelling, used extensively in action sequences where full-body movement needs to be visible, in blocking and staging where spatial relationships matter, and as establishing framings before moving into tighter coverage for dialogue or emotional beats.

In AI image and video generation, specifying a full shot helps models understand that the entire subject should be visible from head to toe while remaining the primary subject of the frame. This framing instruction is particularly useful for character-driven content, action sequences, or any scenario where the subject's complete physical presence and movement through space are important visual elements.