Camera Opporation And Picture Composition Flashcards
Arc
To move the camera in a slightly curved dolly or truck
Aspect ratio
The width to height proportions of the standard television screen and therefore of all standard television pictures: 4 units wide by 3 units high.
HDTV 16 x 9
Camera stabilizing system
Camera mount whose mechanism holds the camera steady while operator moves
Cant
To tilt the shoulder-mounted or handheld camera sideways
Closure
Short for physiological closure. Mentally filling the spaces of an incomplete picture
Crane
1) motion picture camera support that resembles an actual crane in both appearance and operation. The crane can lift the camera from close in the studio floor to more than 10 feet above it.
2) to move the camera crane up and down also called boom
Cross shot
Similar to the over the shoulder shot except that the camera-near person is completely out of frame
Dolly
Camera support that enables the camera to move in all horizontal directions.
Also move towards and away, dolly in dolly out
Extreme close up
Shows the object with a very tight frame
Extreme long shot.
Shows the object from a great distance
Also called an establishing shot.
Field of view.
The proportion of the scene visible through a particular lens;its vista.
It’s is expressed in symbols such as CU for close ups
Head room
The space left between the top of the head and the upper screen edge
Interocular distance
The distance between our eyes
2 1/2 inches or 6.35 cm
Jib arm
Similar to camera crane it permits the jib arm operator to raise lower and tongue (move sideways) the jib arm while tilting and panning the camera
Leadroom
The space left infringed of a person or an object moving toward the edge of the screen.
Long shot (LS)
Object seen from far away or framed loosely. Also called the establishing shot or full shot.
Medium shot (MS)
Object seen from a medium distance. Covers any framing between a long shot and a close up.
Also called a waist shot
Monopod
A single pole onto which you can mount a camera
Mounting head.
A device that connects the camera to the tripod or studio pedestal to facilitate smooth pans and tilts.
Also called the pan-and-tilt head
Nose room
The space left in front of a person looking or pointing towards the edge of the screen
