Chapter 4

Question 1

annimation

Answer 1

a process that uses a series drawings, paintings, cut outs, clay, or computer images to create the illusion of movement

Question 2

blocking the talent

Answer 2

a part of the production process in which the director makes decisions about talent position and movement relative to camera position

Question 3

crane

Answer 3

long armed, counterweighted camera mount device that allows sweeping camera moves through space

Question 4

direct cinema

Answer 4

approach to documentary that relies on the observation of behavior , as opposed to narration or interviews

Question 5

directed tension

Answer 5

sense of implied movement created by graphics lines or vectors within the frame or by the inherent tension of certain positions within the frame

Question 6

dolly

Answer 6

1. camera movement along the z-axis

2. wheeled camera mounts that can roll either on smooth floors or constructed tracks

Question 7

illusion of depth

Answer 7

creation of an appearance of the third dimension within a two dimensional medium

Question 8

long take

Answer 8

shot of relatively long duration that relies on camera and subject movement instead of editing

Question 9

motion capture

Answer 9

creating a pattern of movement and inputting it into a computer. for computer animation, sensors can be placed on a human body and read to create the pattern or cameras used to track movement

Question 10

motion graphics

Answer 10

computer animated text and other graphics that are often used for title sequences

Question 11

pan

Answer 11

camera movement in which the camera pivots right or left

Question 12

pedestral

Answer 12

1. camera movement up and down through space

2. heavy, wheeled camera mount used in studio productions

Question 13

persistence of vision

Answer 13

perceptual occurrence in which the human brain fills in the gaps between rapidly projected individual frames of an action that has been broken down into a series of still images

Question 14

perspective

Answer 14

perception of depth and distance from a particular point of view. Linear perspective represents three dimensional space in two dimensions by having parallel lines converge at the horizon line

Question 15

phi phenomenon

Answer 15

perceptual occurence in which the human eye perceives two closely proximate lights flashing in quick succession as movement

Question 16

rack focus

Answer 16

camera technique in which the focal plane is shifted, changing the focus from one subject on a plane of action to another on a different plane of action

Question 17

reflexivity

Answer 17

acknowledging the makers biases and inherent manipulation of the media making process

Question 18

shooting ratio

Answer 18

ratio between the amount of film or video footage acquired and the amount that ends up in the edited version

Question 19

tilt

Answer 19

camera movement in which the camera pivots up and down

Question 20

track

Answer 20

1. camera moving through space on a dolly track

2. single audio or video signal

Question 21

truck

Answer 21

camera movement through space to the right or the left on a wheeled dolly on the studio floor

Question 22

vectors

Answer 22

1. strong diagonal line either implied or existing within the frame that suggests movement
2. a type of computer graphics created from a mathematical formula that can be rescaled while maintaining quality

Question 23

zaxis

Answer 23

depth

Question 24

zoom

Answer 24

changing of focal length and resulting field of view through movement and lens elements