long shot
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long shot
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From long + shot. The term arose from the accuracy of early naval guns, which were effective only at close range and unlikely to hit the mark at any great distance.
noun long shots · longshot
- A shot fired at a distant target. "It is of course a most foolish thing twice to take a long shot in a capercailzie wood, as you know," said the captain, appealing to me; "but the last time I had no choice, because I heard that villainous Andreas stalking the bird at the same time."
- Something unlikely; something that has little chance of happening or working; long odds. We can try your plan, but it's a long shot and it probably won't work.
- A master shot, the primary wide shot of a scene into which the closeups will be edited later.
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Synonym of long take; a single, continuous shot that lasts for an unusually long duration without any cuts.
Similar: continuous take, continuous shot, single shot, oner, long take
Similar: establishing shot, wide shot
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noun
Similar: establishing shot, wide shot
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noun Something unlikely
| Español | posibilidad remota, posibilidad muy remota |
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| Deutsch | ziemlich aussichtsloses Unterfangen, ziemlich hoffnungsloser Fall |
| العربية | قَلِيلُ ٱلاِحْتِمالِ qalīlu l-iḥtimāli |
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