Wide or long shot in AI video prompts: which docs use it

5 of the 24 models' docs use wide or long shot: Adobe Firefly, Google Veo, SceneMixer, Sora and Wan. A wide or long shot shows the whole subject and its surroundings, placing a person in a space. As of 2026-09-25.

Fig. 1 Counted from the models' docs on the day read.

A wide or long shot shows the whole subject and its surroundings, placing a person in a space.

Models whose docs use wide or long shot, read 2026-09-25.
Model	How the docs use it	From the docs
Adobe Firefly	defines it	Long shot: Include the entire subject within their environment, providing context and background.
Google Veo	defines it	Full shot or long shot : shows the entire subject from head to toe, with some of the surrounding environment visible.
SceneMixer	uses it in an example	Say the size of the picture: close-up, medium close-up, medium shot, full shot, wide shot.
Sora	uses it in an example	A wide shot from above will emphasize space and context, while a close-up at eye level will focus attention on emotion.
Wan	uses it in an example	Single speaker ,low angle shot, wide shot, daylight from large window, soft lighting, warm colors, center composition.

Inclusion rule. Models whose own docs define the word, list it as a command or preset, or use it in an example prompt. Order. Alphabetical by model name.

1How the docs use it

Adobe Firefly and Google Veo define it; SceneMixer, Sora and Wan use it in an example.

A word the docs define is one the maker explains to users. A command or preset is one the model is set up to perform on request. A word that appears only in an example prompt is one the maker shows working, without promising more.

The other 19 models' docs do not use it in the pages read: Grok Imagine, Higgsfield, HunyuanVideo 1.5, Kling AI, Leonardo Motion 2.0, LTX and others.

Long shot: Include the entire subject within their environment, providing context and background.
Adobe, Firefly help: generate videos using text prompts

Full shot or long shot : shows the entire subject from head to toe, with some of the surrounding environment visible.
Google Cloud, Veo video prompt guide

Camera word: wide or long shot
The docs define wide or long shot and describe what it doesAdobe, Firefly help: generate videos using text prompts / recorded 2026-09-25
Camera word: wide or long shot
The docs define wide or long shot and describe what it doesGoogle Cloud, Veo video prompt guide / recorded 2026-09-25
Camera word: wide or long shot
Wide shot is listed among the picture sizes to write into a shotSceneMixer, how to write one shot / recorded 2026-10-13
Camera word: wide or long shot
Wide or long shot appears in the docs' own prompt examplesOpenAI Cookbook, Sora 2 prompting guide / recorded 2026-09-25
Camera word: wide or long shot
Wide or long shot appears in the docs' own prompt examplesAlibaba Cloud Model Studio, Wan prompt guide / recorded 2026-09-25

2Neighbouring camera words

medium shot: A medium shot frames a person from about the waist up, balancing expression with body language and a little of the setting.
establishing shot: An establishing shot opens a scene by showing where it happens, usually from wide.

close-up · medium shot · establishing shot · over-the-shoulder shot · low angle · high angle · dutch angle · bird's-eye view · point of view · shallow focus