Wide shot

This article is about the framing of a film or photography shot. For an uninterrupted film shot, see long take.
"Long shot" redirects here. For other uses, see Long shot (disambiguation).
An extreme wide shot in the trailer to the 1963 film Cleopatra gives an expansive view of the set.

In photography, filmmaking and video production, a wide shot (sometimes referred to as a full shot or long shot) is a shot that typically shows the entire object or human figure and is usually intended to place it in some relation to its surroundings.[1] These are typically shot now using wide-angle lenses (an approximately 25 mm lens in 35 mm photography and 10 mm lens in 16 mm photography).[2] However, due to sheer distance, establishing shots and extremely wide shots can use almost any camera type.

  1. ^ Brown, Blain (2012). Cinematography: Theory and Practice, Image Making for Cinematographers and Directors. Burlington, Massachusetts: Focal Press. p. 17. ISBN 9781136047381. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  2. ^ "Long Shot, Medium Shot, Close-Up". releasing.net. Retrieved 2016-11-16.