24 shots cinematography exercise fundamentals of film production spring 2008 - Professor Boland, my group... Kacie hawkins Nechama, Jose, Wes Santos
24 Shots
1. Full shot. A type of long shot which includes the human body in full, with the head near the top of the frame and the feet near the bottom.
2. Medium shot. A relatively close shot, revealing a moderate amount of detail. A medium shot of a figure generally includes the body from the knees or waist up.
3. Close-up, Close shot. A detailed view of a person or object, usually without much context provided.
4. Depth Shot. Includes an amount of picture within the frame which roughly corresponds to the audience's view of the area within the proscenium arch of the legitimate theater.
5. Low angle shot. A shot in which the subject is photographed from below.
6. High angle shot. A shot in which the subject is photographed from above.
7. Eye-level shot. The placement of the camera approximately 5 to 6 feet from the ground corresponding to the height of an observer on the scene.
8. Overhead. A shot in which the camera photographs a scene from directly overhead.
9. Dutch angle. A tilted camera angle that shows images obliquely slanted to the frame's vertical axis. Also called oblique angle.
10. Point-of-view shot. Any shot which is taken from the vantage point of a character in the film. Also known as the first person camera.
11. Pan. A shot which the camera is stationary but follows the subject left to right or right to left.
12. Tilt. A shot which the camera is stationary but follows the subject up to down or down to up.
13. Dolly. A shot in which the camera moves while filming. Travels in towards subject and subject is stationary.
14. Trucking. A shot in which the camera, mounted on a vehicle, moves while filming. In front or behind subject following movement.
15. Tracking. A shot in which the camera moves while filming. Moves where ever the subject moves. Follows the action.
16. Hand Held. A shot where the camera operator, rather than a tripod or a mechanical vehicle, supports and moves the camera during filming.
17. Deep focus. A technique of photography which permits all distance planes to remain clearly in focus, from close-up range to infinity.
18. Shallow focus. A technique of photography which permits short distance planes to remain clearly in focus.
19.Rack focusing, selective focusing. The blurring of focal planes in sequence, forcing the viewer's eye to "travel" with those areas of an image that remain in sharp focus.
20. Wide angle shot. A shot which permits the camera to photograph a wider area A significant side effect is its tendency to exaggerate perspective. Also used for deep-focus photography.
21. Telephoto shot. A shot which acts as a telescope, magnifying the size of objects at a great distance. A significant side effect is tendency to flatten perspective.
22. Normal shot. A shot which usally includes a horizontal area of about 25 degrees.
23. Zoom shot. A shot taken with the aid of a zoom lens. The lens changes focal length during the shot so that a dolly or crane shot is suggested.
24. BOOM. A pole used to extend a microphone above a film set, permitting synchronous sound recording without interfering with actors. Also called a boom microphone.
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