Technical Flashcards
Long shot
Subject and surroundings, also establishing shot
Super wide shot
Often used as establishing shot, show location
Wide shot
Subject fills height and width of shot
Mid shot
Area of interest in detail, like the top half of the body in a conversation
Mid close up
Head and shoulders, not uncomfortably close
Close up
[Face] takes up whole frame
Big close up
Extremely close to show lots of detail
Extreme close up
Mega close up of small part of subject
Low view point
Extreme angle from low down
Birds eye view
Shot from above
Point of view
See it from the point of view of something or someone
Over the shoulder
Shot from over someone’s shoulder
Pan
Goes from side to side
Tilt
Camera changes angle to go up or down
Tracking
Camera follows movement
Back light
Actor lit from behind
Key light
Main source of light used on subject
Fill light
Used to fill shadows
Set light
Illuminates walls and furniture on set
Source light
Light appearing to come from source within the scene
Editing creates…
Narrative and establishes the mood
