mass noun. 1  1The extent of the area or subject matter that something deals with or to which it is relevant. âwe widened the scope of our investigationâ. 2  2The opportunity or possibility to do or deal with something. âthe scope for major change is always limited by political realitiesâ.
Long shot. A shot that shows a scene from a distance (but not as great a distance as the establishing shot). A long shot is used to stress the environment or setting of a scene. In filming your science-fiction movie, for example, you might use a long shot to show the monster causing traffic jams and panicked crowds. Medium shot.
Apparently, just days before Furlongâs shot, Canadian Arron Perry, of the same unit as Furlong, made a shot at 2,526 yards. Perryâs shot is unconfirmed. For the record, these are the worldâs longest shots. Long shots, let alone the âLongest Shot,â are the stuff of Hollywood legend. In the movie The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, Clint Eastwood, as âBlondie,â uses three shots to split a lynch rope that his partner is about to hang from.