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Composition
> The Long Shot
The
other standard shot of video camerawork is called the
"long shot" (or "wide shot").
A long shot is simply a shot that shows all of something:
a room, a building, a mountain. Long shots help viewers
get a sense of "place." Long shots answer
the question of: Where are we? Just about every TV scene
starts with a long shot to establish the context of
the scene (that's why long shots are sometimes called
"establishing shots"). After the long
shot, you see mostly close-ups. Verify this by watching
TV today. Every scene--whether it is from a game show,
talk show, or nighttime drama--starts with a long shot
and then transitions to lots of close-ups.
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LEFT:
Long shot of a classroom. RIGHT: Long
shot of a banana plantation.
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