3 - Cinematography 1 Flashcards
(20 cards)
Frame
The window which the image is shown in
Framing
How the image is organized within the window
Exterior
A shot taken outdoors
Interior
A shot taken indoors
Shot distances (long to short)
- extremely long shot
- long shot
- medium long shot
- medium shot
- medium close up
- close up
- extreme close up
Camera angles
- level angle
- low angle
- extreme low angle
- high angle
- extreme high angle
- oblique angle
Cinematography
How the subject matter is represented, the presentation and not the content
Extreme long shot
a shot where a person is real teeny tiny
Long shot
a shot where a person takes up about 70% of height of screen - can still see space above and below typically
Medium long shot
a shot where a person is about from the knees or thighs up
Medium shot
a shot where a person is about the waist up
Medium Close up
a shot where a person is armpits up
close up
a shot where only a person’s head is shown - from chin to forehead
extreme close up
a shot where the audience is able to see small details which are almost unable to be seen with the naked eye
level angle
a balanced angle - camera is parallel with the ground
low angle
not typically able to see the floor - camera is tilted up
extreme low angle
camera is typically pointed straight up - perpendicular to the ground
high angle
camera is tilted down
extreme high angle
camera is pointed straight down - perpendicular to the ground
oblique angle
camera is tilted on an angle - not up and down, side to side
