In photography, film and video, a long shot (sometimes referred to as a full shot or a wide shot) typically shows the entire object or human figure and is usually intended to place it in some relation to its surroundings; however, it is not as far away as an extreme long shot would be.
It has been suggested that long-shot ranges usually correspond to approximately what would be the distance between the front row of the audience and the stage in live theatre. It is now common to refer to a long shot as a "wide shot" because it often requires the use of a wide-angle lens to photograph. When a long shot is used to set up a location and its participants, it is called an establishing shot, though establishing shots are also often extreme long shots or [birds eye view shots]. In Film and Television, an establishing shot sets up or "establishes" a scene's setting and/or its participants
A long shot (LS) is a camera shot that shows a person or persons from the top of their head to their feet and very little background.
Reference
- Bordwell, David; Thompson, Kristin (2006). Film Art: An Introduction. New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-331027-1.
See also
In Film, a medium shot is a Camera shot from a medium distance In Film, Television, and Still photography a close-up tightly frames a person or an object A Two shot is a type of shot employed in the Film industry in which the frame encompasses a view of two people (the subjects A point of view shot also known as POV shot or a subjective camera) is a short Film scene that shows what a character (the subject is looking at (representedDictionary
long shot
-noun
- (idiomatic)(nautical) Something unlikely; something that has little chance of happening or working. The term arose from the accuracy of early ship guns, which were effective only at close range and unlikely to hit the mark at any great distance.
- (Filmology) A master shot, the primary wide shot of a scene into which the closeups will be edited later.
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