CINEMATOGRAPHY Flashcards
what was one of the earliest technologies used to project images?
the magic lantern made in the 17th century
who announced the first still photograph?
Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre
Chronophotography is a…
series of still images that record incremental movement
film stock is the…
unexposed film consisting of a flexible backing or base and a light-sensitive emulsion
film gauge is the…
width of the film stock
a telephoto lens has the ability to…
film a focal length of at least 75mm and magnifies and flattens distant objects
depth of field is the…
range or distance before and behind the main focus of a shot
aspect ratio is the..
width to height ratio of the film frame as it appears on a movie screen
an anamorphic lens is a camera lens that…
compresses the horizontal axis of an image onto a strip of 35mmm film
a filter is a…
transparent sheet of glass placed in front of the lens to create effects
a flare is a…
spot or flash of white light created by directing light directly at the lens
a canted frame is framing that…
is not level, creating an unbalanced appearance
an iris shot is where…
the edges of the frame are masked in black, usually in the shape of a circle
rule of third is a technique that…
imagines the frame divided horizontally and vertically into thirds
deep focus is a camera technique using…
a large depth of field in which multiple planes are all in focus
