basic film terminology - users.wfu.edu
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Basic Film Terminology
Shot Designations
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Apparent camera-subject distance
Camera appears far away
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Apparent camera-subject distance
Camera appears far away = LONG SHOT
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Apparent camera-subject distance
Subject seen from head to toe
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Apparent camera-subject distance
Subject seen from head to toe = FULL SHOT
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Apparent camera-subject distance
Subject seen from waist up
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Apparent camera-subject distance
Subject seen from waist up = MEDIUM SHOT
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Apparent camera-subject distance
Subject seen from waist up = MEDIUM SHOT
Alternate term = WAIST SHOT
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Apparent camera-subject distance
Only head & shoulders are seen
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Apparent camera-subject distance
Only head & shoulders are seen
= MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT
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Apparent camera-subject distance
Only head & shoulders are seen
= MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT or SHOULDER SHOT
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Apparent camera-subject distance
Subject’s face fills the frame
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Apparent camera-subject distance
Subject’s face fills the frame = CLOSE SHOT
or CLOSE-UP
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Apparent camera-subject distance
A portion of the subject’s face fills the frame
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Apparent camera-subject distance
A portion of the subject’s face fills the frame
= EXTREME CLOSE SHOT
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Apparent camera-subject distance
Camera too far away to identify subject
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Apparent camera-subject distance
Camera too far away to identify subject
= EXTREME LONG SHOT
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Apparent camera-subject distance
Closer when facial expression is important…
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Apparent camera-subject distance
Farther away when environment is important
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Angle of camera’s viewpoint
From below looking up at subject
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Angle of camera’s viewpoint
From below looking up at subject
= LOW ANGLE SHOT
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Angle of camera’s viewpoint
From above looking down at subject
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Angle of camera’s viewpoint
From above looking down at subject
= HIGH ANGLE SHOT
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Angle of camera’s viewpoint
EXTREME LOW ANGLE
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Angle of camera’s viewpoint
EXTREME HIGH ANGLE
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Angle of camera’s viewpoint
Low angle shot used for dramatic emphasis
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Angle of camera’s viewpoint
Camera tilted on the horizontal
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Angle of camera’s viewpoint
Camera tilted on the horizontal
= OBLIQUE ANGLE (aka CANTED ANGLE)
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Angle of camera’s viewpoint
OBLIQUE ANGLE is sometimes referred to
as a “DUTCH ANGLE”
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Angle of camera’s viewpoint
OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT
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Angle of camera’s viewpoint
OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT
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Functional Description
ESTABLISHING SHOT
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Number of subjects in frame
TWO SHOT
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Number of subjects in frame
THREE SHOT
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Number of subjects in frame
FOUR SHOT
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Number of subjects in frame
FIVE SHOT
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Number of subjects in frame
GROUP SHOT
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Aspect Ratio
Academy Ratio = 3 units high x 4 units wide
1:1.33
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Aspect Ratio
Flat Widescreen
1:1.85
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Aspect Ratio
European Flat Widescreen
1:1.66
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Aspect Ratio
Anamorphic Widescreen
(CinemaScope, Panavision, etc.)
1:2.25
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Aspect Ratio
Anamorphic Lens
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Aspect Ratio
Anamorphic Lens
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Aspect Ratio
Anamorphic Lens
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Pan & Scan
Widescreen on standard TV
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Pan & Scan
Widescreen on standard TV
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Pan & Scan
Widescreen on standard TV
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Letterbox
Widescreen on standard TV
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Aspect Ratio
Widescreen TV (16 x 9)
1:1.77
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Aspect Ratio
Widescreen TV (16 x 9)
1:1.85
1.66
1.85
16 x 9
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Focus description
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Focus description
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Focus description
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Focus description Selective Focus
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Focus description Selective Focus
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Focus description Selective Focus
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Focus description Deep Focus
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Focus description Deep Focus
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Focus description Soft Focus
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Focus description Soft Focus
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Focus description Soft Focus
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Lighting Description
Entire scene well lit
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Lighting Description
Entire scene well lit = HIGH KEY LIGHTING
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Lighting Description
Isolated pools of light intended to simulate darkness
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Lighting Description
Isolated pools of light intended to simulate darkness = LOW KEY LIGHTING
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Lighting Principles
Standard lighting is designed to create the illusion of depth.
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Lighting Principles
Standard lighting is designed to create the illusion of depth.
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Lighting Principles
Variations: No fill
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Lighting Principles
Variations: No fill
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Lighting Principles
Variations: No eye light
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Lighting Principles
Variations: Dominant back light
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Lighting Principles
Variations: Dominant back light
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Lighting Principles
Variations: Light from below subject
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Lighting Variables
Not enough light through the lens
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Lighting Variables
Not enough light through the lens
= UNDEREXPOSURE
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Lighting Variables
Too much light through the lens
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Lighting Variables
Too much light through the lens = OVEREXPOSURE
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Lighting Variables
Overexposure used for dramatic emphasis
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Lighting Variables
Use of shadows
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Lighting Variables
Use of shadows
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Lighting Variables
Use of shadows
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Lighting Variables
Use of shadows
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Lighting Variables
Lighting the background but not the subject
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Lighting Variables
Lighting the background but not the subject
= SILHOUETTE
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Lighting Variables
Lighting the background but not the subject
= SILHOUETTE
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Lighting Variables
Lighting the background but not the subject
= SILHOUETTE
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Lighting Variables
Lighting the subject but not the background
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Lighting Variables
Lighting the subject but not the background
= LIMBO LIGHTING
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Lighting Variables
Luminescent subject: subject gives off light rather than reflecting light.
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Lens Variables
Depth perspective
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Lens Variables
Depth perspective
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Lens Variables
Linear distortion:
“Fish eye” lens
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Lens Variables
Linear distortion:
“Fish eye” lens
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Lens Variables
Linear distortion
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Lens Variables
Linear distortion
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Lens Variables
Linear distortion
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Color Variables
Hand Coloring
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Color Variables
Hand Coloring
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Color Variables
Tinting
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Color Variables
Tinting
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Color Variables
Tinting
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Color Variables
Two-Tone Technicolor
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Color Variables
Two-Tone Technicolor
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Color Variables
Two-Tone Technicolor
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Color Variables
Three-Tone Technicolor
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Color Variables
Saturation: High
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Color Variables
Saturation: Low
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Color Variables
Palette: Broad
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Color Variables
Palette: Narrow
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Color Variables
Dominant Color
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Color Variables
Dominant Color
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Color Variables
Dominant Color
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Contrast Variables
Low Contrast
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Contrast Variables
High Contrast
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Image Texture Variables
Grain
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Image Texture Variables
Grain
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Image Texture Variables
Grain
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Image Texture Variables
Interposed materials
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Image Texture Variables
Interposed materials
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Image Texture Variables
Interposed materials
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Compositional Variables
Horizontals and Verticals
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Compositional Variables
Diagonals
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Compositional Variables
Diagonals
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Compositional Variables
Diagonals
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Compositional Variables
Symmetry
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Compositional Variables
Symmetry
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Compositional Variables
Asymmetry
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Compositional Variables
Balance
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Compositional Variables
Balance
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Compositional Variables
Balance
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Compositional Variables
Balance
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Compositional Variables
Density
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Compositional Variables
Density
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Compositional Variables
Depth
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Compositional Variables
Depth
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Compositional Variables
Depth
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Compositional Variables
Depth
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Compositional Variables
Framing
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Compositional Variables
Framing
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Compositional Variables
Framing
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Compositional Variables
Framing
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Compositional Variables
Framing
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Compositional Variables
Masking
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Compositional Variables
Masking - IRIS
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Compositional Variables
Masking - IRIS
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Compositional Variables
Masking
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Compositional Variables
Masking
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Compositional Variables
Natural Masking
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Compositional Variables
Natural Masking
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Compositional Variables
Natural Masking
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Cinematic Metaphors
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Cinematic Metaphors
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Cinematic Metaphors
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Cinematic Metaphors
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Cinematic Metaphors
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Cinematic Allusion
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Cinematic Allusion
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Cinematic Allusion
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Cinematic Allusion
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Camera Movements
Horizontal movement on a fixed axis
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Camera Movements
Horizontal movement on a fixed axis
= PAN
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Camera Movements
Vertical movement on a fixed axis
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Camera Movements
Vertical movement on a fixed axis
= TILT
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Camera Movements
Movement of entire camera forward or back
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Camera Movements
Movement of entire camera forward or back = DOLLY
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A Brief Digression: The “camera movement” that isn’t. Adjustment of the lens focal length while the
camera is running
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A Brief Digression: The “camera movement” that isn’t. Adjustment of the lens focal length while the
camera is running = ZOOM
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Camera Movements
Movement of entire camera horizontally
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Camera Movements
Movement of entire camera horizontally
= TRACKING (or TRUCKING)
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Camera Movements
Movement of entire camera up or down
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Camera Movements
Movement of entire camera up or down
= BOOM
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Transitions
Instantaneous transition
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Transitions
Instantaneous transition
= CUT
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Transitions
Gradual transition from a completely dark screen to a fully illuminated screen or from a fully illuminated screen to a completely dark
screen
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Transitions
Gradual transition from a completely dark screen to a fully illuminated screen (FADE IN) or from a fully illuminated screen to a
completely dark screen (FADE OUT) = FADE
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Transitions
A fade out superimposed on a fade in
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Transitions
A fade out superimposed on a fade in
= DISSOLVE
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Transitions
A line moves across the screen; behind the line is the incoming shot and ahead of the
line is the outgoing shot
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Transitions
A line moves across the screen; behind the line is the incoming shot and ahead of the
line is the outgoing shot = WIPE
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Transitions
A line moves across the screen; behind the line is the incoming shot and ahead of the
line is the outgoing shot = WIPE
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Transitions
A line (or a graphic shape) moves across the screen; behind the line is the incoming shot and ahead of the line is the outgoing shot =
WIPE
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Transitions
NATURAL WIPE
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Editing Concepts
Similar shots made from opposing directions
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Editing Concepts
Similar shots made from opposing directions =REVERSE ANGLES
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Editing Concepts
A transition in which the conceptual content is greater than the conceptual content of the
two shots when viewed separately
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Editing Concepts
A transition in which the conceptual content is greater than the conceptual content of the
two shots when viewed separately
= THEMATIC (CONCEPTUAL) EDITING
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Editing Concepts Conveying a large amount of narrative time in a minimal amount of screen time through
intensive use of time compression
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Editing Concepts Conveying a large amount of narrative time in a minimal amount of screen time through
intensive use of time compression
= MONTAGE
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Editing Concepts Parallel editing which cuts back and forth
between two different settings to establish a dramatic connection between the two
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Editing Concepts Parallel editing which cuts back and forth
between two different settings to establish a dramatic connection between the two
= CROSS CUTTING
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Editing Concepts Parallel editing which cuts back and forth
between two different settings to establish a dramatic connection between the two
= CROSS CUTTING
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Editing Concepts Editing does not necessarily entail cutting,
although the words are frequently used interchangeably.
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Editing Concepts Editing to create content