Film study Flashcards
When subject is shown from the waist up
Medium shot
When subject take up the whole screen and makes you focus on it
Extreme close up
When camera is directly overhead
Birds eye view
When 2 characters are fully placed in the shot
Long shot
Explain use of high angle
Often makes the object seem insignificant, inferior, unimportant, helpless or vulnerable
What is a tilted angle
When the camera is on its side so that objects appear unbalanced.
Explain a low angle
Camera is lower that object and looks up at it, making the objects seem dominant, superior or important
Taken from the perspective of a particular character and the viewer sees the situation from their point of view
Point of view shot
Close up shot
Where subject fills the whole screen like if their whole face filled up the screen
What is soft focus
Use of a filter that creates a soft, romantic effect
That is sharp focus
Clear as the eye normally sees
What is differential focus
Part of the shot is in sharp focus, while part is in sharp focus, to draw attention to that in sharp focus
Camera moving horizontally from left to right or right to left
Panning
What is a zip pan
Rapid pan, creating a blurred effect, suggesting quick movement
Vertical camera movement
Tilting
