The Emergence Machine

Wide Shot

process · Cinema · Level 13 · E9

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Emergence definition

A wide-shot is a camera framing that captures a large area and multiple subjects within the scene, which requires a fundamental understanding of motion and its role in creating a sense of space and time, and the ability to manipulate light to capture the desired effect.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “wide shot” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “wide shot”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
wide shot
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL13L12L11L10L7L2L1L0Wide ShotCinemaFilmImageCameraLearningVisual… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureMotionActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesWide ShotL13MotionL1CameraL7CinemaL12E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Motion L1 (requires)
    wide shot requires understanding motion as a foundational concept
  • Camera L7 (requires)
    A camera framing capturing a large area and multiple subjects within the scene.
  • Cinema L12 (requires)
    This is a cinema-related concept; understanding cinema comes first