Filming basics Flashcards
Stand-ups, SOTs, Reporter voice track.
A-roll
An imaginary line that extends the path in which a
character or object is moving, with the result that if one camera is on one side of
the line and another is on the other side, cutting from one camera to another will
make the person or object appear to change direction
Axis of Action
A light directed at an actor or interviewee from behind, which highlights his or her head and shoulders and makes the actor stand out from the background.
Backlight
A frame or multiple frames of black unintentionally left in the final edit.
Blackhole
Character generator, a.k.a. Chyron, super, lower third.
CG
A shot of a person or item that fills the majority of the
screen
Close-up(CU)
Semi-transparent material used to soften light.
Diffusion
Usually the first wide shot seen of a particular
environment.
Establishing shot
Light source used to fill in shadows caused by other lights
(mainly a key light), but without creating harsh shadows of its own.
Fill light
A frame of random video unintentionally left in the final edit.
Flash frame
Thin pieces of colored film placed over light sources.
Gels
Main source of light used to illuminate a scene.
Key light
An effect, usually undesirable, in which a person or object
changes position from one shot to the next.
Jump cut
Any place other than a studio where a shoot is taking place.
Location
A drastic change of focus to create emphasis or change the viewer’s perspective.
Rack focus
