establishing shot
This is the shot that tell us where we are in the story. It usually requires a wide angle lens of some sort and is very environmental. It should give the reader a feeling of where this is all taking place.
...If the readers themselves were at the news event, they would stand in the crowd and move their eyes side to side to survey the entire panorama. A good establishing shot allows viewers to orient themselves to the scene, whether it is a street, a city block, a hillside on campus, or a room.
...If the readers themselves were at the news event, they would stand in the crowd and move their eyes side to side to survey the entire panorama. A good establishing shot allows viewers to orient themselves to the scene, whether it is a street, a city block, a hillside on campus, or a room.