Cinematography Flashcards
Terms: Cinematography
How a film is shot
Define: Film Stock
Unexposed film (Blank Canvas)
Film Stock Parts: Perforation
Guiding hole of the side
Film Stock Parts: Frame
Individual image (24 frames/sec)
Film Stock Parts: Emulsion
A thin gelatin like coating on the surface of the film stock
Film Stock Parts: Grains
Light sensitive particles within the emulsion (pixels)
Film Stock Parts: Super Coat
The protective layer on the emulsion
Film Stock Parts: Anti-Halatoin
Prevents light reflection (on back of film stock)
Film Stock Parts: Clear Base
The thickness of the film stock
Film Stock Parts: Gauge
The width of the film stock (wider gauge = sharper image)
Elements of Cinematography
Speed, Color, Lighting, Camera
Elements of Cinematography: Speed
Slow: needs more light to capture an image (set)
Faster: Doesn’t need as much light (location)
Elements of Cinematography: Color
Warm: suggest aggression/power
Cool: Suggest mellow/calm
Elements of Cinematography: Lighting
Hard/Direct: lit directly on the subject
Soft/Indirect: light wraps around subject (usually looks better)
Types of Lighting
Key, Fill, Backlight
Types of Lighting: Key
First one placed (strongest)
Types of Lighting: Fill
Fills in w/key lighting, eliminates extra shadows
Types of Lighting: Backlight
Provides depth, farthest away from the camera
What was the first visual effect?
Lighting
Part of the Camera: Reels
Holds the film stock
Part of the Camera: Lens
Eye of the camera that picks up what we want to see
Types of Lens: Normal
What the eye would see normally
Types of Lens: Wide-Angle
Captures larger areas/distances
Types of Lens: Telephoto
Allows you to capture something from a safe distance
Types of Lens: Anamorphic
Squeezes shot into frame, just visual variety
Types of Lens: Aperture
Allows light into camera behind the lens
Types of shots: ELS
Extreme long shot: subject visible but we lose detail
Types of shots: LS
Long Shot
Types of shots: MLS
Medium Long Shot
Types of shots: MS
Medium Shot
Types of shots: MCU
Medium Close Up
Types of shots: CU
Close Up
Types of shots: ECU
Extreme Close Up
Types of Placement: Top Angle
Bird’s eye view
Types of Placement: High Angle
Used to show submission
Types of Placement: Eye Level
Normal
Types of Placement: Low Angle
Show superiority
Types of Placement: Bottom Angle
Worm’s eye
Types of Placement: Dutch Angle
Slanted to show out of balance
Types of Camera Movement: Dolly
Forward and backward
Types of Camera Movement: Pedestal
Up and down
Types of Camera Movement: Track
Follow the subject
Types of Camera Movement: Pan
Left to right, turns camera but doesn’t move from its place
Types of Camera Movement: Tilt
Up and down but doesn’t move from its place
Types of Camera Movement: Roll
Twist
Types of Camera Movement: Zoom
In and out
Editing Terms: Cutaway
To move away from a subject to show something else and then return to the subject
Editing Terms: Dailies
Days filming
Editing Terms: Final Cut
What clips make it into the film
Editing Terms: Montage
Bunch of clips
Building Blocks to Editing
Shot, Scene, Sequence, Transitions
Building Blocks: Shot
The basic unit of editing
Building Blocks: Scene
Part of the filming that gives the impression of continuous action taking place
Building Blocks: Sequence
Series of related scenes (story-line)
Building Blocks: Transitions
How we connect shots, scenes, sequences
Types of Transitions: Cut
stop
Types of Transitions: Match Cut
Match shots
Types of Transitions: Jump Cut
Designed to surprise the audience
Types of Transitions: Fade in/out
Fading in/out
Types of Transitions: Dissolve
Fade, but no black screen
Types of Transitions: Wipe
Puchs shot off w/another shot
Types of Continuity Editing:
Image on Image
Putting 2 shots in the same frame
Types of Continuity Editing:
Image after Image
2 Angles but objects don’t match
What do you effect with editing?
Pace and time
