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Details Title: 104 Description: intro to film Total Flash Cards: 31 Created: 03/08/2006 13:13:35	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term attached shadow Definition Shadow caused by object/face shape Term cast shadow Definition shadow caused by an object blocking light Term Key light Definition Fundamental type of lighting bright spot light primary source of light Term high key lighting Definition lighting with fill and backlight which creates low contrast Term low key lighting Definition dark shadows, strong contrast, little or no fill Term three point lighting Definition classic hollywood cinema bright backlight, along with key and some fill Term Chiaroscuro Definition extreme contrast with an element of smokeyness Term color pallettes Definition limited pallette monchromatic, single color use of contrast Term Balanced Composition Definition equal distribbutinn of masses and points of interest upper half ususally emphasized Term deep space composition Definition significant distance separates planes Term shallow space composition Definition little depth separates the planes Term Frontality Definition guides viewers attention placing the important characers facing the camera ignoring the characters whose backs are facing the camera Term wide angle lens Definition exaggerates depth, makes motion seem faster, distorts edges of frame Term telephoto lens Definition long focal lenght, flattens planes, makes movment seem slower Term depth of field Definition The range of planes which are in sharp focus Term rack focus Definition a shot starting with one plane in focus then changing focus to a closer or further plane revealing a new element Term superimposition Definition combining separately photographed planes of action to create the illusion that they are adjacent Term rear projection Definition old way projecting a background and acting in front of it Term mask Definition shape blocking the edges of the film Term iris Definition circular mask porkey the pig Term Framing angles Definition straight on - obvious high-angle - looking down at material low-angle - looking up at material Term canted framing Definition framing the action so that the horison or other orienting setting aspect is not level or angled Term long shot Definition framing a persons whole body, setting makes up most of frame Term medium shot Definition person's chest up, person central Term close up Definition only head and maybe shoulders or some other object which takes up the whole frame Term pan Definition rotating the camera from one point to a nother point horosantally Term tilt Definition swiveling the camera virically Term tracking shot Definition rolling the whole camera Term crane shot Definition shotting from a crane Term following shot Definition a shot that doesnt just frame somthing new, but follows a charager long enough Term long take Definition a long durration of filming without a cut