cinematography

Question 1

Frame

Answer 1

single image. It is the smallest unit of film construction.

Question 2

shot

Answer 2

single continuous recording made by the camera

Question 3

scene

Answer 3

series of related shots

Question 4

sequence

Answer 4

series of scenes telling a major part of an entire
story.

Question 5

8 camera shots

Answer 5

extreme close up
close up
mid shot
medium long shot
long shot
extra long shot or wide long shot
2 shot, 3 shot

Question 6

close up shot

Answer 6

a detailed view of a person or objext, only the head, which fills the frame

Question 7

extreme close up

Answer 7

only part of the head is seen

Question 8

two shots

Answer 8

two people in the shot

Question 9

medium close up

Answer 9

usually head and shoulders

Question 10

long shot

Answer 10

shot that shows a human body in full and within the frame

Question 11

extreme long shot

Answer 11

describes almost any shot with the human figure dwarfed by its surroundings

Question 12

the 6 camera angles

Answer 12

eye level
low angle
high angle
extreme high angle and crane
canted angle
point of view

Question 13

eye level

Answer 13

so we experience a film as if we are watching in real life

Question 14

low angle

Answer 14

a shot in which the subject is photographed from below

Question 15

high angle

Answer 15

a shot in which the subject is photographed from above

Question 16

extreme high angle

Answer 16

it is meant to look scary, almost vertically above

Question 17

canted angle

Answer 17

helps to show disorientation

Question 18

camera movement

Answer 18

tracking
reverse tracking
crane
pan
whip pan
tilt

Question 19

tracking shot

Answer 19

a shot where the camera moves to follow a moving person, animal, vehicle or other object

Question 20

reverse tracking

Answer 20

tracking shots are usually made on a slight angle from the side of the subject occasionally a following shot will be from behind

Question 21

crane shot

Answer 21

a shot taken by a camera on a crane, a device which resembles a huge mechanical arm

Question 22

ariel shots

Answer 22

taken from planes or helicopters used to establish locations

Question 23

pan

Answer 23

camera turns left or right

Question 24

whip pan

Answer 24

an extremely fast movement of the camera from side to side which briefly causes the images to blur

Question 25

tilt

Answer 25

a camera movement with the camera body swiveling upward or downward on a stationary support.

Question 26

master

Answer 26

a shot which covers an entire piece of dramatic action

Question 27

cutaway

Answer 27

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

Question 28

cut in

Answer 28

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

Question 29

framing

Answer 29

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

Question 30

reframing

Answer 30

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

Question 31

tight framing

Answer 31

composition is so carefully balanced and harmonised that the people photographed have little or no freedom of movement.

Question 32

loose framing

Answer 32

composition is looser and freer within the confines of the frame so that the people photographed have considerable freedom of movement

Question 33

rule of thirds

Answer 33

The points where the vertical and horizontal lines cross are aesthetically pleasing spots to place subjects or to have perspective lines converge