クローズアップ

also: クローズ・アップ

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クローズアップする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Photography, film, or video shot taken at very close range, showing a subject in detail.

highlighting; bringing to the fore; putting under scrutiny

Figurative use: drawing attention to a particular issue, person, or detail, often in media or discussion.

〈事こと〉をクローズアップするto highlight/put a topic under scrutiny
この報ほう道どうはいじめ問もん題だいをクローズアップした。
This news report brought the bullying issue into focus.
〈事こと〉がクローズアップされるfor something to be highlighted or brought to public attention
その事じ件けんがメディアでクローズアップされた。
The incident was thrust into the media spotlight.
〈物もの〉をクローズアップで撮とるto shoot something in close-up
監かん督とくは花はなをクローズアップで撮とった。
The director shot the flower in close-up.

注ちゅう目もくN3sense 2
クローズアップ implies actively drawing media or public focus onto something, while 注目 is the more general word for attention or notice being paid to something.
接せっ写しゃ sense 1
クローズアップ is the everyday loanword for a close-up shot, while 接写 is the more technical photography term for shooting at very close range.
アップN1
クローズアップ is the full photography term for a close-up shot, while アップ is the casual, clipped version.

アップN1
クローズアップ specifically means 'close-up' or 'highlighting', while アップ alone (which forms part of the same word) usually means 'up', 'increase', or 'upload'.

Loanword from English 'close-up', borrowed into Japanese with the same core meanings.