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Close-Up on Head
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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })The scene begins with a tight closeup on the character's head, so that it's the only thing we see. After a moment, the camera pans back to reveal the amusing, and sometimes surprising, surroundings. A type of Reveal Shot. Often used to reveal a Trick Dialogue or a Not So Dire shot. When it's just the eye(s) in the very first shot, it's an Eye Open. Examples: |
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This happens in Flower Boy Ramyun Shop when Eun Bi and Kang Hyuk are having a conversation about him becoming the owner of the ramyun shop. The shots make it look like he's leaning in a doorway while speaking to her, when he's actually lying on a table behind her. | |
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Arrow. In "The Magician", we see Thea Queen with Einstein Hair before the camera view rotates to show she's been kidnapped and hung up by the heels. | |
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In Mission Hill, Andy applies for a cartooning job at an "alternative paper", and is in a Closeup On Head shot during the interview. The camera pulls back to reveal that he's interviewing at a paper called The Daily Supremacist. | |
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Done in an early Looney Tunes short: a man shot in close-up talks about how he didn't have to pay taxes. Pull back reveals that he is behind bars. "A close-up, you jerk! A CLOSE-UP!" |
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In Taz-Mania, in the episode Toothache Taz, after Taz starts yelling out in great pain because his tooth hurts, the camera ZOOMS IN to REVEAL that there are some toothache guys using picks to work on said tooth, and one of them comments about the job, while the other one suggests to throw down their picks and "walk." But, after a silence, both say, "Naaaaaaah." And they start working on Taz's tooth again while singing. The camera then cuts back to Taz and the Platypus Brothers. | |
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Dilbert, Feb 28, 1991: After two panels showing just Dilbert's face in closeup, the third panel shows a crowd of salespeople clinging to his back. | |
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In the Supernatural episode "All Hell Breaks Loose, Part One" (S02, Ep21), we see Sam lying with his eyes closed as the wind plays with his hair. The camera pulls back to show that Sam is lying on a broken wooden structure surrounded by abandoned buildings. | |
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Skin Horse: Close-up on Tip and Sweetheart's heads as they're talking. Then the last panel zooms out to reveal that they've been imprisoned by the crystal entities in the basement. | |
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The B-Movie Comic has one on an extra, who immediately lampshades that something horrible is about to happen to him. | |
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Fanboy and Chum Chum: At the end of "Fan-Bidextrous", we get a close-up on Fanboy before a pull-back reveals he's stuck to Mr. Mufflin covered in cement. In "Speed Eraser", a close-up on Kyle's head is shown, then the camera zooms out to reveal his body is missing as a result of the magic eraser. |
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In Episode 18 of Fushigi Yuugi, Miaka travels to Kutou with Chichiri and Tasuki using the former Seishi's teleportation abilities. The camera focuses on Miaka's face as she praises Chichiri's magical skill, and then zooms out to show the three of them jammed up in a tree as she complains of their landing place. More Hilarity Ensues. | |
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The Ren & Stimpy Show: In the episode "Mad Dog Hoek", the stubble-faced 1930s-style wrestling announcer is in a Closeup On Head shot as he says "and believe me, it ain't pretty." Pull back to reveal he is wearing women's underwear. In the more famous episode "Stimpy's Invention", Ren agrees to test Stimpy's first invention, and then is shown in a Closeup On Head shot. Pull back to reveal that Ren has a telephone receiver and a big hunk of cheese strapped to his head, as Stimpy introduces the Cheese-O-Phone. |
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Banana-nana-Ninja!: Parodied in "Banana Shop of Horrors Pt. 6", where a Talking Heads conversation has the camera focusing on Kostlowski's nose, then zooming out to show his whole face. In the "World of the Damned" chapter, a closeup on Seppuku's face zooms out to reveal a volcano monster lurking behind him. |
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A variant in Gunnerkrigg Court. Chapter 25 begins with a closeup of a robot mantis' antenna, then pulls back to reveal his surroundings, then keeps pulling back until we see the entire city skyline. | |
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Escape from Monkey Island begins with a closeup of Guybrush's face as he recounts his life as a pirate in a journal entry. Then Elaine interrupts him and the camera pulls back to reveal he's tied to the mast of his own ship, which is being invaded by enemy pirates. | |
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The Daily Derp has Derpy trying to eat an ice-cream cone with a muffin, which seems to fly off for no reason. Turns out she is upside-down. | |
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A particularly horrific example in Hostel; Josh and Paxton receive a text message from Oli saying he left, with a close-up picture of his face. Turns out it's actually his severed head. | |
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Not the Nine O'Clock News had a racist thug bragging about how he and his friends beat up some black/Asian people over the weekend, with the zoom out revealing that he was wearing a police uniform. | |
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Used in Revolutionary Girl Utena. Utena is lying on a bed, talking about what she's going to have for lunch the day after. As the camera zooms out it reveals that she just had (or is having) sex with the Big Bad, Akio. | |
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Futurama: Professor Farnsworth is in an extreme Closeup On Head shot (only his forehead, eyes, nose and mouth are visible) as he and his companions are escaping the Titanic. He says, "At least there are plenty of lifeboats. We won't have to dress as women and children." Pull back to reveal that he is dressed as a child, complete with big lollipop and sailor suit. Futurama does this a lot. One episode has Fry preparing to jump out of a plane. Closeup On Head on Fry's face, screwing up his courage, then asking Leela to push him. Turns out, she already did. |
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Jack, at the end of Arc XXVIII, uses this, in a particular case of horrible, horrible imagery. The arc starts a while before this strip, but for those who dare, the Closeup On Head starts here and continues until strip 1373. | |
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Invader Zim has a fun one: in one episode, he and GIR are in their ship. GIR starts to sleep on Zim's head, until Zim yells at him to get off. He then goes into a speech detailing his plans as the camera dramatically zooms in... only for him to cut mid-sentence to yell at GIR, who had resumed his perch. | |
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Used in the most horrifying way possible very early in Ruby Quest. Was also notiable in marking the shift from cute puzzle game to Silent Hill-esque escape story. | |
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In El Goonish Shive, the Bringing Silly Back arc starts this way focusing on Elliot's head to indicate he is the narrator for the storyline. | |
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My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic: Happens to Twilight Sparkle after being "cursed" by a plant. Camera focuses on her head from the time she wakes up to when she sees herself in a mirror; when she realizes what's wrong, the camera pans back as well. Inverted in the episode "Call of the Cutie"; when Apple Bloom rants off her problem to Rainbow Dash, she shoves her head into the camera when she concludes with "...but AH WANT IT NOW!" |
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Monty Python's Flying Circus has a parody of a boxing documentary. Its interview with the boxer's grandmother is entirely shot in close-up, until it pans out at the end to reveal that her rocking chair is tied to the top of a station wagon, which then drives off. | |
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"A close-up, you jerk! A CLOSE-UP!" | |
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Lucky Number Slevin alternates between two of these at the end to hide the exact circumstances of the Rabbi and the Boss. | |
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In the Warrior Cats graphic novel Winds of Change, in one scene, there are two panels showing Mudclaw's eyes next to some sideways blades of grass, and then the next panel shows him waking up in StarClan. | |
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In the Mickey Mouse short "Runaway Brain", Mickey is brought into a mad scientist's laboratory to have his mind swapped with that of a Frankenstein's Monster. As the smoke clears, we get a closeup of a pair of eyes as we hear Mickey say "I don't feel like myself," followed by the camera zooming out to reveal that those eyes belong to the monster with Mickey's mind. | |
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Willow is shown apparently casting a love spell when she calls on the Goddess Hecate to "send me the heart that I desire." Turns out she's playing a poker game. | |
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At the beginning of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, we first see the adult eponymous hero as he lifts his head triumphantly. Then he gets punched, and we see that he's actually a hostage. | |
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An episode of Burn Notice began with Michael talking right into the camera, giving a recap of the Story Arc so far. After he's done, it's revealed that he's talking to his contact Carla rather than breaking the fourth wall. | |
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In the "Spongebob Squarepants" episode "Shanghaied" after Spongebob uses his wish to make The Flying Dutchman a vegetarian so he won't eat them, it cuts to Spongebob, Patrick, and Squidward seemingly in front of Spongebob's house with a close up of their faces as Patrick and Squidward congratulate him, then the camera pans out to reveal that their bodies have become fruit so that the Flying Dutchman will still get to eat them regardless of being a vegetarian. In "Party Pooper Pants", we get a close-up of SpongeBob's face before zooming out to reveal he's in a rabbit costume. In "Naughty Nautical Neighbors", at first it appears that SpongeBob has impaled Squidward on the head with a double bass bow, but the camera pulls back to show that it was just a portrait of Squidward (which already had a scared expression for some reason). |
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The Rescuers Down Under: Wilbur wakes up from being sedated and comments that his head feels like it's in a vise. Pull back to reveal... his head in a vise. | |
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