Cinematography

Question 1

Deep Focus

Answer 1

A use of the camera lens and lighting that keeps objects in both close and distant planes in sharp focus.

Question 2

SHALLOW FOCUS

Answer 2

a shot in which only a narrow range of the field is in focus

Question 3

RACKING FOCUS

Answer 3

Filmmakers can change the focus of the lens to a subject in the background from the foreground or vice vera.

Question 4

ZOOM SHOT

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shot occurs when a filmmaker changes the focal length of the lens in the middle of a shot. We appear to get closer or further away from the subject when this technique is used.

Question 5

RATE

Answer 5

The standard rate for a film is 24 frames per second. If more frames are added to this second the film will seem to slow down. The film will speed up if there are less than 24 frames per second.

Question 6

ANGLE OF FRAMING

Answer 6

When filming from below or above the subject of the frame, it is known as a low or high angle. Filming from different angles is a way to show the relationship between the camera’s point of view and the subject of the frame.

Question 7

Framing

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A way to represent your narrative with odd objects or people in the frame

Question 8

LEVEL OF FRAMING

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This refers to the height at which the camera is positioned in a given shot.

Question 9

CANTED FRAMING

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where the camera is not level but tilted. It is used in action films and other films with lots of movement. It may suggest danger or disorder.

Question 10

FOLLOWING SHOT/REFRAMING

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is a shot that follows a character with pans, tilts, and tracking. It is unobtrusive and focuses all of the viewer’s attention on the character.

Question 11

POINT OF VIEW SHOT

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shot places the camera where the viewer would imagine a characters gaze to be. This is a technique of continuity editing, because it allows us to see what the character sees without being obtrusive.

Question 12

WIDE-ANGLE LENS

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distort the edges of a frame to emphasize the amount of space in a shot. They are used in enclosed areas where space is limited

Question 13

EXTREME LONG SHOT

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is when the scale of what is being seen is tiny

Question 14

LONG SHOT

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A framing in which the scale of the object shown is small; a standing human figure would appear nearly the height of the screen.

Question 15

MEDIUM LONG SHOT

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a shot that reveals the entire body of a person or object along with a large part of the surrounding scene

Question 16

CLOSE-UP

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framing technique that captures the head and shoulders of the subject

Question 17

EXTREME CLOSE-UP

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The image being shot is a part of a whole, such as an eye or a hand.