video Flashcards
Storyboard Items
The Course Name or Course and Module Identifier The Date and/or Version Number Slide/Page Identifier Content and Interactions Media or Visual treatments Developer Note
XLS Shot
Extreme Long shot. Emphasis size of character compared to landscape.
Long Shot (LS)
• A shot in which a person can be seen from head to toe.
Medium Long Shot (MLS)
• A shot in which a person
can be seen from the
knees upwards.
Medium Shot (MS)
• A shot in which a person can be
seen from head to waist.
Medium Close Up (MCU)
• A shot in which a person can be seen from head to shoulders/ upper body.
Close Up (CU)
Close Up (CU) • Close ups are shots usually of the characters face used to show emotion or activity
Extreme Close Up (XCU)
Extreme Close Up (XCU)
• A shot which captures a specific feature or reaction on a
person’s face.
Zoom
. Zoom in or out from an unexpected, yet important, object or person in your shot.
Pan
Panning is when you move your camera horizontally; either left to right or right to left, while its base is fixated on a certain point.
Tilt
Tilting is when you move the camera vertically, up to down or down to up, while its base is fixated to a certain point.
Dolly
A dolly is when you move the entire camera forwards and backwards, typically on some sort of track or motorized vehicle.
Truck
Trucking is the same as dollying, only you are moving the camera from left to right instead of in and out. Again, it is best to do this using a fluid motion track that will eliminate any jerking or friction.
High Angle
Shot from above
Low Angle
Shot from below
Ambient sound
means the background sounds which are present in a scene or location.
sound effect
a sound other than speech or music made artificially for use in a play, movie, or other broadcast production.
voice over
a piece of narration in a movie or broadcast, not accompanied by an image of the speaker.
soundtrack
a recording of the musical accompaniment to a movie.
key light
the main source of light in a photograph or film.
fill light
a supplementary light used in photography or filming that does not change the character of the main light and is used chiefly to lighten shadows.
back light
illumination from behind.
