A wide shot is a shot showing the whole scene from a distance. Open on a wide shot.
It tells the audience where they are, which is why scenes so often begin with one. A wide shot held too long stops feeling like a place and starts feeling like a wait.
1nounwide shotA shot showing the whole scene from a distance.
“The wide shot showed how small the house was against the hill.”
wide shot is a shot.
Practised in Photography & Film