The Shot Flashcards
main features of the shot
framing
onscreen and offscreen space
camera position (angle, level, height, distance)
camera movement (discussed next week)
lens
tonality of film stock
speed of motion
process shots
onscreen shot
what is bounded within the frame.
offscreen shot
what is implied to be spatially outside of the bounded frame.
lens categories
wide angle: tends to distort straight lines
fisheye: turns space into a convex sphere
normal: reduces distortion
telephoto: tends to flatten space, reduced depth cues
speed of motion
the speed of movement seen on screen as a result of manipulation of
the frame rate of camera (or frame rate created in post-production)
speed ramping
post-production effect of changing frame rate within a shot
speed of motion technique
The fewer frames per second, the greater the speed on screen
The greater frames per second, the slower the speed on screen
depth of field
range of distances before the lens, within which objects appear in sharp focus
deep focus
the technique where all elements of an image- foreground, middle ground, and background - are all in sharp focus
tonality
refers the combination of colours of a particular tone
process shots
the photography manipulation of the image, usually created in post production stages
superimposition
the double exposure of more that one image
rear screen projection
the abc projection of setting with the filming of actors in the foreground
Matte shots or compositing
the combination of more than one image to create a single image
telephoto lens measurements
50 mm lens on a 30 mm camera
the shot
a sense of direction: movement, momentum, intention
cinematography
Movement of graphics (images in movement)
long shot
emphasis upon backgrounds, but characters are recognizable
Medium Long Shot
characters are framed from the knees/thighs up
medium shot
characters are framed from the waist up
Greater emphasis on gesture and expression of characters
medium close up
characters are formed from the chest up
Greater emphasis on facial expression of characters
close up
exclusive focus upon the head, hands, feet of characters; sometimes small objects
extreme closeup
isolates positions of face or details of an object
extreme long shot
places emphasis on landscapes and cityscapes
angles
straight-on, high, low and canted
