CINEMATOGRAPHY

Question 1

shot

Answer 1

a series of frames that runs for an uninterrupted period of time.

Question 2

take

Answer 2

a take refers to each filmed “version” of a particular shot or “setup”. Takes of each shot are generally numbered starting with “take one” and the number of each successive take is increased (with the director calling for “take two” or “take eighteen”) until the filming of the shot is completed.

Question 3

focus puller

Answer 3

a member of a film crew’s camera department whose primary responsibility is to maintain the camera lens’s optical focus on whatever subject or action is being filmed.

Question 4

gaffer

Answer 4

the head electrician, responsible for the execution of the lighting plan for a production.

Question 5

best boy electric

Answer 5

They are assistants to their department heads, the gaffer (in charge of electricals)

Question 6

grip

Answer 6

part of the production team that develops and builds the set for a movie, commercial, or television show. Grips work primarily on the complex equipment which supports the cameras and on lighting

Question 7

aspect ratios

Answer 7

an image is the ratio of its width to its height. It is commonly expressed as two numbers separated by a colon, as in 16:9

Question 8

shot distance & implied proximity

Answer 8

Implied distance is how far the camera is implied too be away from the shot.

Question 9

angles & emotional effect of angles

Answer 9

The emotional impact of any particular camera angle might change

Question 10

eye level

Answer 10

when the level of your camera is placed at the same height as the eyes of the characters in your frame.

Question 11

high

Answer 11

A high-angle shot is a cinematic technique where the camera looks down on the subject from a high angle and the point of focus often gets “swallowed up”.

Question 12

low

Answer 12

a low-angle shot is a shot from a camera angle positioned anywhere below the eye line, pointing upward.

Question 13

Dutch

Answer 13

is a type of camera shot which involves setting the camera at an angle on its roll axis so that the shot is composed with vertical lines at an angle to the side of the frame,

Question 14

pan

Answer 14

swivelling a still or video camera horizontally from a fixed position.

Question 15

three point lighting

Answer 15

is a standard method used in visual media such as video, film, still photography and computer-generated imagery. It is a simple but versatile system which forms the basis of most lighting. … The technique uses three lights called the key light, fill light and back light.

Question 16

key light

Answer 16

key light is the first and usually most important light that a photographer, cinematographer, lighting cameraman, or other scene composer will use in a

Question 17

back light

Answer 17

In lighting design, backlighting is the process of illuminating the subject from the back.

Question 18

fill light

Answer 18

is usually placed on the opposite side of the key light, and often not as powerful as the key.

Question 19

high key lighting

Answer 19

aims to reduce the lighting ratio present in the scene.