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Details Title: Film Terminology Description: discriptive glossary of general terms for film students Total Flash Cards: 20 Created: 08/29/2007 23:20:40	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 Editing Definition the process of assembling or arranging the shots of a film, both picture and sound. to some it is the foundation of all cinematic art. Term extreme long shots (ELS) Definition sometimes called the establishing shot. shows great distance and wide angle view, usually outdoors Term long shot (LS) Definition shows all or most of a subject and some of the surroundings Term shot Definition basic building block of film art. 1.) a single uninterrupted run of the camera as seen by the viewers 2. piece of film resulting from such run Term medium shot (MS) Definition shows part of an object or person (head, shoulders, chest etc.) Term two shot (2S) Definition shows two people usually from the waist up Term medium close up (MCU) Definition shows someone from the shoulders up Term close up (CU) Definition shows someone's head or single body part Term extreme close up (ECU) Definition shows someone in small detail such as a person's eyes or very small detail of an object Term eye-level shot Definition the camera is positioned at the eye level of the person that is being photographed. it is neautral position from the audience Term high angle shot Definition the camera is positioned above the subject, creating a sense of looking down upon whatever is being photographed The result is that the subject is made to seem small, inferior, or dominated Term low angle shot Definition the camera is positioned below the subject creating a sense of looking up at what is being photographed. this results in the subject appearing to dominate the audience or another character in the film Term pan shot Definition shot in which a stationary camera turns horizontally from left to right or right to left revealing new areas or subjects Term swish pan Definition a quick pan from one position to another caused by the camera spinning on its axis. the result is blurring or details between the starting and stopping point of the pan Term tilt shot Definition a shot in which the camera swivels or titls vertically to reveal new areas or follow a subject Term tracking shot (traveling shot, or trucking shot) Definition any shot using a mobile camera that follows (or moves towads or away from) the subject by moving on tracks or by being mounted on a vehicle. Sometimes the term is used to refer exclusively to shots in which the camera moves on a fixed platform parallel to the subject or action. Term establishing shot Definition usually a long shot that introduces the audience to the location of the ensuing action Term reaction shot Definition any shot in which an actor reacts to action that has just occured in the previous shot Term reverse angle shot Definition a shot of an object or person taken in the direction opposite of the preceeding shot ie: shots of a prison gate from within followed by a shot of the prison gated from outside Term point of view (subjective) shot Definition any shot taken from the vantage point of a character in the film. showing the audience what the character sees. they may involve distortion, something that may indicate an abnormal mental state for instance