Editing Shot Sizes (section)

== Wide/Long Shot ==

[[File:GWTW-wounded.png|thumb|right|360px|Example of LONG SHOT used to stress the aftermath of the Civil War. ''Gone With The Wind'' (1939)]]Long shots are used to emphasize a sweeping location around the subject. <ref>[http://www.elementsofcinema.com/cinematography/framing-shot-sizes/ Shot Sizes] - Elements of CInema</ref>

Long shot and wide shot are interchangeable terms.

This frame from Gone with the Wind (1939)  emphasizes the tragedy of the Civil War and its death toll. Can you find Scarlet O’Hara in the picture?

Wide shots are more easily captured with [[#Further_reading|wide-angle lens]].

Long shots and '''establishing shots''' (which we will go ever next) can sometimes be similar in nature. The main difference between the two is that establishing shots will be wide enough to show all the characters and objects necessary for the drama, while a wide shot will be wider than that, focusing more on the environment. Compare the frame from ''Gone With The Wind'' above to the frame from ''Little Miss Sunshine'' below, and try to guess how far the camera is from the action.