cinematography

Question 1

denotative

Answer 1

the direct, explicit meaning of a word or image. the thing it self.

Question 2

connotative

Answer 2

an idea associated with a word or image in addition to its explicit (denotative) meaning

Question 3

frame

Answer 3

single image, smallest unit of film construction

Question 4

shot

Answer 4

single continuous recording

Question 5

scene

Answer 5

series of related shots

Question 6

sequence

Answer 6

series of scenes telling a major part of an entire story

Question 7

camera movement

Answer 7

tracking, reverse tracking, crane, pan, whip pan, tilt

Question 8

establishing

Answer 8

a shot used near the beginning of a scene to establish the inter-relationship of details to be shown subsequently in closer shots (sets the location)

Question 9

master

Answer 9

a shot which covers an entire piece of dramatic action (usually a long shot or wide shot)

Question 10

cut away

Answer 10

a shot, usually a close up of some detail, or landscape, that is used to break up a matching action sequence

Question 11

cut in

Answer 11

a shot to cut into a scene usually a close up to show detail

Question 12

framing

Answer 12

refers to the way a shot is composed and the manner in which subjects and objects are surrounded (framed) by the boundaries or perimeter of the film image

Question 13

reframing

Answer 13

refers to short panning or tilting movements of the camera to adjust to the characters movements and keep them onscreen, centred and in frame

Question 14

camera angles

Answer 14

eye level, low angle, high angle, extreme high angle and crane, canted angle, POV