Introduction to basic camera shots- Extreme long shot and long shot

In the lesson on Friday, we leanrt the basic camera shots, which represents different meanings of the picture. The shots of camera is essential for filming because sometimes it is important to show the clear idea of what you are trying to tell the audience.
Firstly, we have extreme long shot. This is taken from as much as a quarter of a mile away, and is generally used as a scene-setting, establishing shot. It normally shows an exterior, eg the outside of a building, or a landscape, and is often used to show scenes of thrilling action eg in a war film or disaster movie.



Next, we have a long shot which could also be called wide shot. A long shot typically shows the entire object or the entire human body and it is always with the surroudings such as buildings and fields.