the closest part of a picture to the viewer in a photograph or film shot.
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to emphasise something that is close to the viewer by focussing on the subject. The term is also...
a suggestion or hint early on in a novel or film about what will happen later in the narrative...
(also called a business letter or official letter) a letter dealing with business or for...
register that uses correct grammar and conventions of style and maintains a distance between the...