Into the Screen

Into the Screen

The Establishing Shot

Cinema’s seemingly most redundant but extremely useful shot.

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William J. Barker
Jul 16, 2023
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The establishing shot is the first shot of a scene and it’s usually a long shot that gives more prominence to the setting than the characters and establishes where and when the scene is happening.

            It can seem redundant but it can pull a viewer into the screen before the action of the scene gets started.

            Alfred Hitchcock begins the …

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