Meanings
nounwide shot (plural wide shots)
plural wide shots
- broadcastingA film or video recording made with the camera positioned to observe the most action in the performance.
That post-battle wide shot showing a castle full of bodies and basically only Tormund, Gendry, and Grey Worm still standing was the equivalent of the show saying anyone on screen not wearing a “Hello, my name is…” tag needed to lie down and die.
2019 April 28, Alex McLevy, “Game Of Thrones Suffers the Fog of War in the Battle against the Dead (Newbies)”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 31 May 2021
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
French plan large
- plan largeA shot with the camera positioned to observe the most action in the proformance
Polish szerokie ujęcie
- szerokie ujęcieA shot with the camera positioned to observe the most action in the proformance
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APA
wide shot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wide%20shot
MLA
“wide shot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wide%20shot. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wide shot,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wide%20shot.
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