Cinematography & Films Flashcards
A shot filmed from an airplane or helicopter.
Aerial Shot
A process of film development that involves leaving silver grains in the emulsion rather than bleaching them out. This produces a desaturated color.
Bleach Bypass
Movement and placement of the camera.
Camerawork
Footage exposed and developed quickly so that the director can assess the day’s work.
Dailies
The practice of shooting during the day but using filters and under-exposure to create the illusion of nighttime.
Day for night
The distance that appears in focus in front of and behind the subject.
Depth of field
A platform on wheels, used for mobile camera shots.
Dolly
A shot resulting from a static camera that is tilted to the right or left, so that the subject in the frame appears at a diagonal.
Dutch Angle
A shot taken from a vantage point so close that only a part of the subject is visible.
Extreme Close-Up
A shot taken from a level camera located approximately 5 to 6 feet from the ground.
Eye-Level Shot
The distance in millimeters from the optical center of a lens to the plane where the sharpest image is formed while focusing on a distance object.
Focal Length
A shot taken by a camera that is held manually rather than supported by a tripod, crane, or Steadicam.
Handheld Shot
A shot taken from a camera positioned about the subject, looking down at it.
High-Angle Shot
A glass element on a camera that focuses light rays so that the image of the object appears on the film.
Lens
A relatively long, uninterrupted shot, generally of a minute or more.
Long Take
A shot taken from a camera positioned below the subject.
Low-Angle Shot
A shot that includes a human figure from the shoulders up.
Medium Close-Up
A part of the story world implied by visual or sound techniques rather than being revealed by the camera.
Offscreen Space
A technique of manipulating focus to direct the viewer’s attention.
Selective Focus
A technique of filming at a speed faster than projection of 24 frames per second so that the action appears to be speeded up.
Slow Motion
An optical technique that divides the screen into two or more frames.
Split Screen
A series of individual drawings that provide a blueprint for the shooting of a scene.
Storyboard
A pan executed so quickly that it produces a blurred image, indicating rapid activity, or sometimes, the passage of time.
Swish-Pan
A vertical, up-and-down, motion of an otherwise stationary camera.
Tilt
