Is the framing tight or loose? Do the character have no room to move around, or can they move freely without impediments?

• Shots where the characters are placed at the edges of the frame and have little room to move around within the frame are considered tight.
• Longer shots, in which characters have room to move around within the frame, are considered loose and tend to suggest freedom.

Ghost World (2001)

The framing in this shot is moderately loose. There seems to be a whole body width between the characters and the edges of the frame.

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