Editing Wide shot (section)

==Types==
There are a variety of ways of framing that are considered as being wide shots; these include:
;Wide shot (WS): The subject comfortably takes up the whole frame. In the case of a person, head to toe.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.mediacollege.com/video/shots/|title=Camera Shots|website=www.mediacollege.com|access-date=10 November 2016}}</ref> This usually achieves a clear physical representation of a character and can describe the surroundings as it is usually visible within the frame. This results in the audience having a desired (by the director) view/opinion of the character or location. 
;Very wide shot (VWS): The subject is only just visible in the location.<ref name=":0" /> This can find a balance between a "wide shot" and an "extreme wide shot" by keeping an emphasis on both the characters and the environment, almost finding a harmony between the two of them. This enables the ability to use the benefits of both types, by allowing the scale of the environment but also maintaining an element of focus on the character(s) or object(s) in frame.
;Extreme wide shot (EWS): The shot is so far away from the subject that they are no longer visible.<ref name=":0" /> This is used to create a sense of a character being lost or almost engulfed by the sheer size of their surroundings. This can result in a character being made small or insignificant due to their situation and/or surroundings.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ardfilmjournal.wordpress.com/2009/01/04/basic-film-techniques-extreme-long-shot/|title=Basic Film Techniques: Extreme Long Shot|last=Duckworth|first=Author A. R.|date=2009-01-04|website=The Motley View|access-date=2016-11-16}}</ref>
;Establishing shot (ES): A shot typically used to display a location and is usually the first shot in a new scene.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tvdsb.ca/webpages/takahashid/video.cfm?subpage=128730|title=Wide, Medium and Close Up Shots|website=www.tvdsb.ca|access-date=2016-11-10}}</ref> These establish the setting of a film, whether that is the physical location or the time period. Mainly it gives a sense of place to the film and brings the viewer to wherever the story requires them to be.
;Master shot (MS): This shot can be commonly mistaken for an establishing shot as it displays key characters and locations. However, it is actually a shot in which all relevant characters are in frame (usually for the whole duration of the scene), with inter-cut shots of other characters to shift focus.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.indietips.com/cinematography-the-master-shot/|title=Cinematography: The Master Shot: Indie Tips|date=2014-10-25|newspaper=Indie Tips|language=en-US|access-date=2016-11-10}}</ref> This is a very useful method for retaining audience focus as most shots in this style refrain from using cuts and therefore will keep the performances and the dialogue in the forefront of what is going on for the duration of the scene.