Cinematography Flashcards
The way in which cameras are used in a movie or television program
Camerawork
A glass element on a camera that focuses light rays so that the image of the object appears on the surface of the film
Lens
A series of individual drawings that provides a blueprint for a shooting of a scene
Storyboard
A relatively long, uninterrupted shot generally of a minute or more
Long takes
A technique of filming at speed faster than projection, then projecting the footage at a normal speed of 24 frames per second
Slow Motion
A technique of recording very few images over a long period of time - say, one frame per minute or per day
Time lapse photography
A part of the story world implied by visual or sound techniques rather then being revealed by the camera
Offscreen Space
Also called “Canted Angle” a shot resulting from a static camera that is tilted to right or left so that the subject in the frame appears at a diagonal
Dutch angle
A shot taken from a level camera located approx. 5 to 6 from the ground stimulating the perspective of a person standing before the action presented
Eye level shot
A shot taken from a camera positioned above the subject looking down at it
High Angle Shot
A shot taken from a camera positioned below the subject
Low angle shot
A shot taken from a vantage point so close that only a part of the subject is visible
Extreme Close Up
A shot that includes a human figure from the shoulders up
Medium Close Up
A pan executed so quickly that it produces a blurred image, indicating rapid activity or, sometimes the passage or time
Swish pan
A vertical, up and down motion of an otherwise stationary camera
Tilt
