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establishing shots

establishing shots is the plural of establishing shot.

Meaning of establishing shot

Noun

establishing shot (plural establishing shots)

  1. A master shot, the primary wide shot of a scene used to inform the audience of the location or situation.
    • Using mostly fixed camera positions, he will intersperse scenes with establishing shots of the clanking, pitiless machinery of the ski lift, rattling rhythmically as bits of cable and metal thunk into each other.2015 April 9, Peter Bradshaw, “Force Majeure review – after the avalanche”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
    Synonyms:
    long shot, wide shot

Questions about establishing shots

What is establishing shots the plural of?
Establishing shots is the plural of establishing shot.

Words near establishing shots in the dictionary

  1. establishes
  2. establishest
  3. establisheth
  4. establishing
  5. establishing shot
  6. establishing shots
  7. establishings
  8. establishment
  9. establishment clause
  10. establishment growth
  11. establishment of the port

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