ABSTRACT
Extreme long shots show a broad view of a location with one or multiple characters seen from a distance that occupy a very small area of the frame. The composition of extreme long shots is often designed to underline differences in scale between a character and a location, establishing spatial relationships between them and in the process emotional or psychological connections as well. When extreme long shots do not include characters and showcase only a location, they are referred to as establishing shots, although in some cases they can also become extreme long shots; for instance, by first showing just a location and then having a character enter the frame. Extreme long shots display a panoramic view that emphasizes a discrepancy in scale between a location and a character, who occupies a very small area of the frame.
