Camera techniques research: Extreme Long Shot (ELS) or Extreme Wide Shot (EWS) An extreme long shot (or extreme wide shot) makes An extreme long shot makes your subject appear small against their location. You can use an extreme long shot to make your subject feel distant or unfamiliar. An extreme long shot can be used to show the subject from a distance, or the area in which the scene is taking place. An ELS/EWS can be used to give information about the location and time of the scene. Long Shot (LS) or Wide Shot (WS) The long shot (also known as a wide shot, abbreviated “WS”) is the same idea, but a bit closer. If your subject is a person then his or her whole body will be in view — but not filling the shot. A long shot/wide shot is used as an establishing shot in a film, as it normally sets the scene and the place the character is in. A wide shot tells the audience who is in the scene, where the scene is set, and when the scene takes place. Eye level shot The eye level shot is...