CDM 1 -Intro to film studies Midterm
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close up shot - ✔✔Shows a particular part of a subject with more detail, example:
framing a subject from shoulders up
extreme close up - ✔✔The image being shot is a part of a whole, such as an eye or a
hand.
medium shot - ✔✔A relatively close shot, revealing the human figure from the knees or
waist up.
Long Shot (LS) - ✔✔Subject or characters are at some distance from the camera; they are
seen in full within their surrounding environment.
One shot, two shot - ✔✔A shot where one person is in the frame / A shot where two
people are in the frame
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, camera angle (high/low/normal) - ✔✔-High: looks down on the scene -Low: looks up
at the scene -Normal is dead on
Deep focus/shallow focus - ✔✔All the planes of the image (fore, middle, and
background) remain in sharp focus, de-emphasizing the plane of action
Theres blurry parts that are not the main action (enables rack focus)
Pan - ✔✔Scan of set
tilt - ✔✔A stationary camera moves up or down along a vertical axis.
Zoom - ✔✔The amount of magnification used to show content onscreen; the higher the
zoom, the larger the content.
Dolly - ✔✔A camera support with wheels, used in making tracking shots.
track - ✔✔to follow
Steadicam - ✔✔A camera mount, worn by the operator, that allows the camera to
remain level even when the operator moves, ensuring extremely smooth hand-held
traveling shots.
eyeline match - ✔✔a cut that follows a shot of a character looking offscreen with a shot
of a subject whose screen position matches the gaze of the character in the first shot
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close up shot - ✔✔Shows a particular part of a subject with more detail, example:
framing a subject from shoulders up
extreme close up - ✔✔The image being shot is a part of a whole, such as an eye or a
hand.
medium shot - ✔✔A relatively close shot, revealing the human figure from the knees or
waist up.
Long Shot (LS) - ✔✔Subject or characters are at some distance from the camera; they are
seen in full within their surrounding environment.
One shot, two shot - ✔✔A shot where one person is in the frame / A shot where two
people are in the frame
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, camera angle (high/low/normal) - ✔✔-High: looks down on the scene -Low: looks up
at the scene -Normal is dead on
Deep focus/shallow focus - ✔✔All the planes of the image (fore, middle, and
background) remain in sharp focus, de-emphasizing the plane of action
Theres blurry parts that are not the main action (enables rack focus)
Pan - ✔✔Scan of set
tilt - ✔✔A stationary camera moves up or down along a vertical axis.
Zoom - ✔✔The amount of magnification used to show content onscreen; the higher the
zoom, the larger the content.
Dolly - ✔✔A camera support with wheels, used in making tracking shots.
track - ✔✔to follow
Steadicam - ✔✔A camera mount, worn by the operator, that allows the camera to
remain level even when the operator moves, ensuring extremely smooth hand-held
traveling shots.
eyeline match - ✔✔a cut that follows a shot of a character looking offscreen with a shot
of a subject whose screen position matches the gaze of the character in the first shot
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