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.
LONG TAKE: A shot of unusually long duration. In 1984, the average length of a shot was 8.4 seconds; a long take is a shot of significantly longer duration than the average. see, for example, the opening scene of Orson Welles' Touch of Evil or of Robert Altman's The Player.