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1
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What is a long shot

A

Subject at some distance from camera

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2
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What is a medium shot

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Subject appears closer than in a long shot

Just above head to just above waist

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3
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Close up

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Cut just below top of shoulders , across top of head

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4
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Extreme close up

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Dramatic effect
Technical explanation
Eyes / petals /

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5
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Over the shoulder shot

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Viewer sees scene from authors point of view
View feels taking sides
Viewer feels part of scene

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6
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Eye level shot

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Eye level of average person

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7
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What is High angled shot

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Camera above subject , angled downwards , looking down on subject
Subject is vulnerable or small

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Low angled shot

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Camera below subject looks up at it

Subject is superior dominant , larger

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9
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Birds eye view

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Scene taken from air

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10
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Worms eye view

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Scene taken from ground pointing up

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11
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What is tilted

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Camera is tilted sideways left or right .

Subject looks leaning over

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12
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Panning

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Camera turned horizontally in either direction
Pan left , pan right
Follow actions of moving subject

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13
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What is vertical panning

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Tilting

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14
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What is tilting

A

Panning up/ panning down
Vertical moment of camera
Tilts up / tilts down

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15
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Tracking

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Camera on dolly

Moved away / into subject

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16
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Zooming

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Descreased / increased
Zooming in blows up center of shot
Zooming out relates detail to its wider context

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17
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What is craning

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Camera on crane platform
Raised 10m or more above ground
Swings around during shot
Provides an unusual and impressive experience

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18
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Slow motion

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Used to slow movement of things

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19
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Speeded up motion

A

Exaggerates movement

Comic effect - chase sequence

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20
Q

Masks

A

Shapes placed in front of lense

Keyhole

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21
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Freeze frame

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Action is frozen

Moving picture becomes still - usually in final scene

22
Q

What is montage

A

Rapid editing of shots to produce certain effect

View of childhood

23
Q

What is a dissolve / mix

A

Optical effect , one scene gradually disappears at the same time as succeeding appears
One scene dissolved into another

24
Q

Sub titles

A

Used to translate dialogue in foreign films

Accentuates scene 1940 Paris

25
Q

Super imposition

A

One scene overlaid onto another

Visible at same time

26
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The cut

A

Normal way two scenes join together

27
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Fade in / fade out

A

Optical effect

One scene fades in from blackness / fades out to blackness

28
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Wipe

A

Optical transition
A scene appears to wipe off preceding one along visible line
Gives effect of pushing of scene

29
Q

High key lighting

A

Bright , even lighting with few shadows

Comedies and musicals

30
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High contrast lighting

A

Harsh shifts of light , dramatic streaks of blackness

Tragedies , melodramas

31
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What is low key lighting

A

Diffused shadows , atmospheric pools of light

Mysteries , thrillers

32
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Synchronous sound

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Image seen same time sound is heard image makes sound

33
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Non synchronous sound

A

Cause of sound not seen , background noises

34
Q

Voice over

A

Commentary accompanies picture

35
Q

Sound effects

A

Doesn’t include music put in for effect

36
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Soft focus

A

Softens lines , romantic effect

37
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Rack focus

A

One part of image is blurred other focused

Shifts attention within frame

38
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Out of focus image deliberately blurred for effect

A

Out of focus

39
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Mise-en-scene

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Describes everything in shot

40
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Proximic distance

A

Distance between characters

41
Q

Producer

A

Controls financial organisation of film
Obtains finances of film
Bought rights to book or play

42
Q

Director

A

Decides on style of film
Actors
Chooses cinematographer he is happy to work with

43
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Editor

A

Edits meters of film

Joins scenes together perfectly

44
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Cinematographer

A

Finds out what type of film it has to be

Carries out wishes of director

45
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Continuity

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Makes sure film continues uninterrupted

46
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Gaffer

A

Person in control of lighting

47
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Set designer

A

Correct effects for type of film (historical )

48
Q

Composer

A

Writes short bursts of music

Theme songs become more famous than movies

49
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Scriptwriter

A

Writes the script

Not only dialogue but meaningful situations

50
Q

What is an extreme long shot

A

Some distance away from spectator
Scenic shots
Human figure is small in comparison to landscape

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