wide shot
Full scene capture
A wide shot is a camera angle that captures subjects from a distance, showing them within their broader surroundings.
In film and photography, it establishes location and spatial relationships: The wide shot revealed the whole battlefield.
Also called a long shot or establishing shot.
Opposite of a close-up.
Unbroken area of space
- scaleMeasure of relative size
- scopeExtent or range
- breadthExtent across something
- distanceSpace between two points
openness · vastness · panorama · vista · horizon · landscape · tableau · overview
Extent of inclusion
- framingStructural or contextual shaping
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
- angleGeometric measure of rotation
- lensLight-focusing curved glass
depth of field · field of view · perspective · tracking · dolly · steadicam · crane · jib
Visible features of terrain
- vistaPleasing distant scene
- horizonApparent earth-sky meeting
- mountainsTall elevated landmasses
- valleyLow ground between heights
coastline · desert · forest · cityscape · skyline · waterfall · canyon · prairie
Creating or setting up
- expositionSystematic explanatory presentation
- orientationPosition relative to surroundings
- introductionPreliminary section or presentation
- settingContext of events
scene-setting · context · atmosphere · tone · mood · location · world-building · sense of place
expanse
Unbroken area of space
distance · openness · vastness · panorama · vista · horizon · landscape · tableau · overview · context
coverage
Extent of inclusion
- framingStructural or contextual shaping
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
- angleGeometric measure of rotation
lens · depth of field · field of view · perspective · tracking · dolly · steadicam · crane · jib · panning
landscape
Visible features of terrain
valley · coastline · desert · forest · cityscape · skyline · waterfall · canyon · prairie · tundra
establishing
Creating or setting up
- expositionSystematic explanatory presentation
- orientationPosition relative to surroundings
- introductionPreliminary section or presentation
setting · scene-setting · context · atmosphere · tone · mood · location · world-building · sense of place · isolation
- scenesopening scene, closing scene, final scene, death scene, love scene
- camera shotsclose-up, close up, zoom in, zoom out, dolly zoom
- camera vocabularyaperture, depth of field, white balance, close-up, aspect ratio
- panorama typeslandscape, skyline, vista, cityscape, photosphere
- photosphotograph, photos, photo, snapshot, picture
- picturespicture, photograph, photo, image, pic
wide shotclose-up
Near-range photograph
tight shot · macro shot · head shot · face shot · choker
shot, wide, width, widen, shooting, widespread, widely, shooter, widening