Esablishing a shot!!

Establishing a shot is when you see the outside shot of the scene before going into the scene. This is to introduce the scene and so you can see the environment of the scene. You will notice this method in used in many TV shows and movies. It is also used very often in the news. One example of the news using establishing a shot would be when there is a news story about something happening in a school. They may first show the outside of the school where it may have the schools name. Then go into the school where the interview or the rest of the news story is carried out. Establishing a shot is also used very often in TV shows. A classic example is the TV show Full House. At the beginning of many scenes the big white house is often shown before going in to the house and then the action begins. Establishing a shot is very useful so that the people watching can know what the outside of scenes look like. If you ever only saw the inside of the house scene you would wonder what the outside was like. With this method you can show more and understand more about the scene.