# Framing > Set the shot size, angle, coverage, composition and vantage of AI images and video from 66 options, and Nodaro writes the framing into your prompt. Source: https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/creative-controls/framing The **Framing** picker sets how a shot is framed. You combine up to five settings: shot size, angle, coverage, composition and vantage. For example, you can frame a close-up from a low angle on the rule of thirds. Nodaro adds tested wording for each choice to the prompt of every node you connect it to. The picker never calls a model, so it costs no credits. - Found in: Creative Controls › Camera - Output: text - API type: `framing` ## When to use it - Direct each shot of a story or a storyboard: a wide establishing shot, then a close-up. - Give a batch of images the same visual language. - Build full cinematography together with the [Lens](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/creative-controls/lens), [Camera Motion](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/creative-controls/camera-motion) and [Lighting](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/creative-controls/lighting) pickers. ## How to use it ### Add the picker Open the node picker and choose **Creative Controls › Camera › Framing**. A new Framing picker starts with **Shot Size** set to **Wide Shot**. ### Choose the settings you need Select the node to open its settings panel. Each of the five settings has its own section and switch. Click an option to choose it; a setting that is off adds nothing to the prompt. ### Connect it Drag from the picker's output to the **Look** input of a [Generate Image](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/image/generate-image) or [Generate Video](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/video/generate-video) node. You can also connect it to a [Text](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/automate/text) or [Prompt](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/automate/prompt) node to include the wording in a longer text. ### Run the image or video node The framing wording is added to the end of the prompt when the connected node runs. Workflow: Framing and Lens pickers feed the Look input of Generate Image. - Text → Generate Image (prompt) - Framing → Generate Image (look) - Lens → Generate Image (look) ## Settings | Setting | What it does | | --- | --- | | **Shot Size** | How much of the subject the frame shows, from **Extreme Wide Shot** to **Extreme Close-up**. The default is **Wide Shot**. | | **Angle** | The height and tilt of the camera, such as **Low Angle**, **Dutch Angle** or **Bird's Eye**. | | **Coverage** | Who and what the shot covers, such as **Two-Shot**, **Over The Shoulder**, **POV** or **Mirror Selfie**. | | **Composition** | How the frame is arranged, such as **Rule of Thirds** or **Negative Space**. Accepts up to 2 options. | | **Vantage** | The side from which the camera sees the subject, such as **Front-on**, **Profile Left** or **Behind**. | | **Custom text (before)** | Your own words, added before the framing wording. | | **Custom text (after)** | Your own words, added after the framing wording. | | **Prompt hint** | **Full** adds a longer description of each choice. **Compact** adds only the short term. See [Creative Controls](https://nodaro.ai/docs/guides/creative-controls). | | **Items per row (node card)** | How many settings the node card shows side by side, from 1 to 5. The default is 2. | To see the exact words the picker will add, switch the node to the **Prompt** or **Both** display mode. The settings panel shows the same text under **Will inject into prompt**. ![The Framing picker in the settings panel, with Shot Size set to Close-up and two Composition options chosen.](https://nodaro.ai/docs-media/screens/en/nodes/framing/settings-panel.light.webp) To choose a second composition, click the small **+** on the selected tile, then click another tile. The tiles are numbered in the order you chose them. ## What it adds to the prompt The picker joins your choices with commas, in the order shot size, angle, coverage, composition and vantage. For example, **Close-up**, **Low Angle** and **Rule of Thirds** add this text in **Compact** mode: ```text close-up, low angle, rule of thirds ``` In **Full** mode, each choice adds a longer description. For example, **Close-up** adds `close-up shot, the subject's face fills the frame`. ## Real renders or illustrations On Nodaro Cloud, each option is pictured with a real render: the same base frame put through that option. Each option also has a drawn illustration. A two-icon switch chooses which one the node shows: a film icon for the render, a pen icon for the illustration. The switch sits next to the **Framing** heading in the settings panel, and next to the selected option's title on the node card. The pictures never change the prompt. Your last choice is remembered in this browser for the next Framing picker you add. Coverage options have no render, so they always show the illustration. On a self-hosted install, every option shows its illustration and there is no switch. ## Fill it from a photo The Framing picker has a **Picker JSON** input. Connect a [Describe to Picker](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/image/describe-to-picker) node to it and run that node on a reference photo. Describe to Picker costs 10 credits per analysis. The Framing picker stays free. When new values arrive, the Framing node shows an **Update from injected** button. Click it to apply them. The detected settings are written, and the settings the photo did not show are cleared. The button reads **Up to date** when nothing new is waiting. ## Every framing option The five settings each have their own catalog. Search one, or scroll through it. The words under each name are the term the picker adds in **Compact** mode. ### Shot size How much of the subject fits in the frame, from a landscape to a single eye. **Shot Size** - Extreme Wide Shot - Wide Shot - Medium Wide: `medium wide shot` - Medium Shot - Medium Close-up - Close-up - Extreme Close-up - ECU: Eye: `extreme close-up on a single eye` - ECU: Lips/Mouth: `extreme close-up on the lips and mouth` - ECU: Hands: `extreme close-up on the hands` - Big Close-up (BCU): `big close-up, chin to forehead` - Choker Shot: `choker shot, head and neck only` - Italian Shot / Trinity Shot: `extreme close-up cropped at the eyes` - Insert: `insert shot` - Macro: `macro shot` - Full Shot - Cowboy Shot - Head to Hip: `head-to-hip framing` - Half Body: `half-body portrait` **Angle** - Eye Level - High Angle - Low Angle - Overhead: `overhead shot, looking straight down` - Worm's Eye: `worm's eye view` - Dutch Angle - Bird's Eye: `bird's eye view` - Slightly Downward: `slightly downward angle, just above the eyeline` **Coverage** - Single: `clean single, one subject in frame` - Two-Shot - Three-Shot - Over The Shoulder: `over-the-shoulder shot` - Reverse Shot - POV: `pov shot, first-person perspective` - Selfie: `arm's-length selfie framing` - Mirror Selfie - Gym Mirror Selfie - Through Glass: `shot through a pane of glass` - Top-down Flat Lay - Establishing Shot - Dirty Single: `dirty single, foreground shoulder in frame` **Composition** - Rule of Thirds - Centered: `centered composition` - Headroom Tight: `tight headroom` - Negative Space - Leading Lines - 3×3 Grid Collage: `3x3 grid collage, nine equal panels` - Diptych - Triptych - Multi-frame Mosaic: `photo mosaic built from small image tiles` - Contact Sheet - Magazine Spread - Cutaway / Cross-Section: `cutaway cross-section, near surface removed` - Golden Spiral / Fibonacci: `golden spiral composition` - Frame Within a Frame - S-Curve / Serpentine: `s-curve composition` - Diagonal Composition - Triangular Composition - Symmetrical / Mirror: `symmetrical mirrored composition` - Vignette Composition **Vantage** - Front-on: `front-on view, subject facing camera` - Three-Quarter Front: `three-quarter front view` - Profile Left: `left profile view` - Profile Right: `right profile view` - Three-Quarter Back: `three-quarter rear view` - Behind: `rear view from behind the subject` - Side-Back Angle: `three-quarter view from behind one shoulder` ### Angle Where the camera sits in height, and whether it tilts. **Shot Size** - Extreme Wide Shot - Wide Shot - Medium Wide: `medium wide shot` - Medium Shot - Medium Close-up - Close-up - Extreme Close-up - ECU: Eye: `extreme close-up on a single eye` - ECU: Lips/Mouth: `extreme close-up on the lips and mouth` - ECU: Hands: `extreme close-up on the hands` - Big Close-up (BCU): `big close-up, chin to forehead` - Choker Shot: `choker shot, head and neck only` - Italian Shot / Trinity Shot: `extreme close-up cropped at the eyes` - Insert: `insert shot` - Macro: `macro shot` - Full Shot - Cowboy Shot - Head to Hip: `head-to-hip framing` - Half Body: `half-body portrait` **Angle** - Eye Level - High Angle - Low Angle - Overhead: `overhead shot, looking straight down` - Worm's Eye: `worm's eye view` - Dutch Angle - Bird's Eye: `bird's eye view` - Slightly Downward: `slightly downward angle, just above the eyeline` **Coverage** - Single: `clean single, one subject in frame` - Two-Shot - Three-Shot - Over The Shoulder: `over-the-shoulder shot` - Reverse Shot - POV: `pov shot, first-person perspective` - Selfie: `arm's-length selfie framing` - Mirror Selfie - Gym Mirror Selfie - Through Glass: `shot through a pane of glass` - Top-down Flat Lay - Establishing Shot - Dirty Single: `dirty single, foreground shoulder in frame` **Composition** - Rule of Thirds - Centered: `centered composition` - Headroom Tight: `tight headroom` - Negative Space - Leading Lines - 3×3 Grid Collage: `3x3 grid collage, nine equal panels` - Diptych - Triptych - Multi-frame Mosaic: `photo mosaic built from small image tiles` - Contact Sheet - Magazine Spread - Cutaway / Cross-Section: `cutaway cross-section, near surface removed` - Golden Spiral / Fibonacci: `golden spiral composition` - Frame Within a Frame - S-Curve / Serpentine: `s-curve composition` - Diagonal Composition - Triangular Composition - Symmetrical / Mirror: `symmetrical mirrored composition` - Vignette Composition **Vantage** - Front-on: `front-on view, subject facing camera` - Three-Quarter Front: `three-quarter front view` - Profile Left: `left profile view` - Profile Right: `right profile view` - Three-Quarter Back: `three-quarter rear view` - Behind: `rear view from behind the subject` - Side-Back Angle: `three-quarter view from behind one shoulder` ### Coverage How many people the shot covers, and how the camera relates to them. **Shot Size** - Extreme Wide Shot - Wide Shot - Medium Wide: `medium wide shot` - Medium Shot - Medium Close-up - Close-up - Extreme Close-up - ECU: Eye: `extreme close-up on a single eye` - ECU: Lips/Mouth: `extreme close-up on the lips and mouth` - ECU: Hands: `extreme close-up on the hands` - Big Close-up (BCU): `big close-up, chin to forehead` - Choker Shot: `choker shot, head and neck only` - Italian Shot / Trinity Shot: `extreme close-up cropped at the eyes` - Insert: `insert shot` - Macro: `macro shot` - Full Shot - Cowboy Shot - Head to Hip: `head-to-hip framing` - Half Body: `half-body portrait` **Angle** - Eye Level - High Angle - Low Angle - Overhead: `overhead shot, looking straight down` - Worm's Eye: `worm's eye view` - Dutch Angle - Bird's Eye: `bird's eye view` - Slightly Downward: `slightly downward angle, just above the eyeline` **Coverage** - Single: `clean single, one subject in frame` - Two-Shot - Three-Shot - Over The Shoulder: `over-the-shoulder shot` - Reverse Shot - POV: `pov shot, first-person perspective` - Selfie: `arm's-length selfie framing` - Mirror Selfie - Gym Mirror Selfie - Through Glass: `shot through a pane of glass` - Top-down Flat Lay - Establishing Shot - Dirty Single: `dirty single, foreground shoulder in frame` **Composition** - Rule of Thirds - Centered: `centered composition` - Headroom Tight: `tight headroom` - Negative Space - Leading Lines - 3×3 Grid Collage: `3x3 grid collage, nine equal panels` - Diptych - Triptych - Multi-frame Mosaic: `photo mosaic built from small image tiles` - Contact Sheet - Magazine Spread - Cutaway / Cross-Section: `cutaway cross-section, near surface removed` - Golden Spiral / Fibonacci: `golden spiral composition` - Frame Within a Frame - S-Curve / Serpentine: `s-curve composition` - Diagonal Composition - Triangular Composition - Symmetrical / Mirror: `symmetrical mirrored composition` - Vignette Composition **Vantage** - Front-on: `front-on view, subject facing camera` - Three-Quarter Front: `three-quarter front view` - Profile Left: `left profile view` - Profile Right: `right profile view` - Three-Quarter Back: `three-quarter rear view` - Behind: `rear view from behind the subject` - Side-Back Angle: `three-quarter view from behind one shoulder` ### Composition How the elements are arranged in the frame, including layouts such as a diptych or a contact sheet. **Shot Size** - Extreme Wide Shot - Wide Shot - Medium Wide: `medium wide shot` - Medium Shot - Medium Close-up - Close-up - Extreme Close-up - ECU: Eye: `extreme close-up on a single eye` - ECU: Lips/Mouth: `extreme close-up on the lips and mouth` - ECU: Hands: `extreme close-up on the hands` - Big Close-up (BCU): `big close-up, chin to forehead` - Choker Shot: `choker shot, head and neck only` - Italian Shot / Trinity Shot: `extreme close-up cropped at the eyes` - Insert: `insert shot` - Macro: `macro shot` - Full Shot - Cowboy Shot - Head to Hip: `head-to-hip framing` - Half Body: `half-body portrait` **Angle** - Eye Level - High Angle - Low Angle - Overhead: `overhead shot, looking straight down` - Worm's Eye: `worm's eye view` - Dutch Angle - Bird's Eye: `bird's eye view` - Slightly Downward: `slightly downward angle, just above the eyeline` **Coverage** - Single: `clean single, one subject in frame` - Two-Shot - Three-Shot - Over The Shoulder: `over-the-shoulder shot` - Reverse Shot - POV: `pov shot, first-person perspective` - Selfie: `arm's-length selfie framing` - Mirror Selfie - Gym Mirror Selfie - Through Glass: `shot through a pane of glass` - Top-down Flat Lay - Establishing Shot - Dirty Single: `dirty single, foreground shoulder in frame` **Composition** - Rule of Thirds - Centered: `centered composition` - Headroom Tight: `tight headroom` - Negative Space - Leading Lines - 3×3 Grid Collage: `3x3 grid collage, nine equal panels` - Diptych - Triptych - Multi-frame Mosaic: `photo mosaic built from small image tiles` - Contact Sheet - Magazine Spread - Cutaway / Cross-Section: `cutaway cross-section, near surface removed` - Golden Spiral / Fibonacci: `golden spiral composition` - Frame Within a Frame - S-Curve / Serpentine: `s-curve composition` - Diagonal Composition - Triangular Composition - Symmetrical / Mirror: `symmetrical mirrored composition` - Vignette Composition **Vantage** - Front-on: `front-on view, subject facing camera` - Three-Quarter Front: `three-quarter front view` - Profile Left: `left profile view` - Profile Right: `right profile view` - Three-Quarter Back: `three-quarter rear view` - Behind: `rear view from behind the subject` - Side-Back Angle: `three-quarter view from behind one shoulder` ### Vantage The side of the subject the camera sees. **Shot Size** - Extreme Wide Shot - Wide Shot - Medium Wide: `medium wide shot` - Medium Shot - Medium Close-up - Close-up - Extreme Close-up - ECU: Eye: `extreme close-up on a single eye` - ECU: Lips/Mouth: `extreme close-up on the lips and mouth` - ECU: Hands: `extreme close-up on the hands` - Big Close-up (BCU): `big close-up, chin to forehead` - Choker Shot: `choker shot, head and neck only` - Italian Shot / Trinity Shot: `extreme close-up cropped at the eyes` - Insert: `insert shot` - Macro: `macro shot` - Full Shot - Cowboy Shot - Head to Hip: `head-to-hip framing` - Half Body: `half-body portrait` **Angle** - Eye Level - High Angle - Low Angle - Overhead: `overhead shot, looking straight down` - Worm's Eye: `worm's eye view` - Dutch Angle - Bird's Eye: `bird's eye view` - Slightly Downward: `slightly downward angle, just above the eyeline` **Coverage** - Single: `clean single, one subject in frame` - Two-Shot - Three-Shot - Over The Shoulder: `over-the-shoulder shot` - Reverse Shot - POV: `pov shot, first-person perspective` - Selfie: `arm's-length selfie framing` - Mirror Selfie - Gym Mirror Selfie - Through Glass: `shot through a pane of glass` - Top-down Flat Lay - Establishing Shot - Dirty Single: `dirty single, foreground shoulder in frame` **Composition** - Rule of Thirds - Centered: `centered composition` - Headroom Tight: `tight headroom` - Negative Space - Leading Lines - 3×3 Grid Collage: `3x3 grid collage, nine equal panels` - Diptych - Triptych - Multi-frame Mosaic: `photo mosaic built from small image tiles` - Contact Sheet - Magazine Spread - Cutaway / Cross-Section: `cutaway cross-section, near surface removed` - Golden Spiral / Fibonacci: `golden spiral composition` - Frame Within a Frame - S-Curve / Serpentine: `s-curve composition` - Diagonal Composition - Triangular Composition - Symmetrical / Mirror: `symmetrical mirrored composition` - Vignette Composition **Vantage** - Front-on: `front-on view, subject facing camera` - Three-Quarter Front: `three-quarter front view` - Profile Left: `left profile view` - Profile Right: `right profile view` - Three-Quarter Back: `three-quarter rear view` - Behind: `rear view from behind the subject` - Side-Back Angle: `three-quarter view from behind one shoulder` ## Tips - **Frame a camera move.** Connect a Framing picker to the **Start state** or **End state** input of a [Camera Motion](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/creative-controls/camera-motion) picker. The camera move then starts or ends in that framing. - **Pair the shot with a lens.** A **Close-up** with a **Portrait (85mm)** [Lens](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/creative-controls/lens) flatters a face. A **Wide Shot** with an **Ultra-wide (14mm)** lens gives a dramatic perspective. - **Use Pose for the body.** Vantage sets where the camera stands. [Pose](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/creative-controls/pose) sets how the subject stands. - **Adjust the feel.** Use **Custom text (before)**, for example `handheld feel`, or **Custom text (after)**, for example `with subtle dolly-in`. ## Frequently asked questions ### What does the Framing picker do? It describes how a shot is framed, with up to five settings, such as shot size, camera angle and composition. The description is added to the prompt of every image or video node it is connected to. It never runs a model. ### Does the Framing picker cost credits? No. Pickers only change the prompt. You pay only for the generation node that uses it. ### Do I have to set all five framing settings? No. Every setting is optional, and a new Framing picker sets only the shot size, to Wide Shot. Turn on only the settings you need; the others add nothing to the prompt. ### Can I combine two compositions? Yes. Composition accepts up to 2 options, for example Rule of Thirds and Leading Lines. The other four settings accept one option each. ### What is the difference between Vantage and Angle? Angle is the height and tilt of the camera, such as low angle or bird's eye. Vantage is the side from which the camera sees the subject, such as front-on, profile or from behind.