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.
A tracking shot is any shot where the camera moves alongside the object it is recording. In cinematography, the term refers to a shot in which the camera is mounted on a camera dolly that is then placed on rails â like a railroad track. The camera is then pushed along the track while the image is being filmed. A tracking shot generally runs lateral to or alongside its subject since the tracks would be visible in a shot of any distance that moved toward or away from its subject. The ...