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Details Title: Intro to Film Description: Final Exam Total Flash Cards: 25 Created: 12/11/2007 10:58:10	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 tracking shot Definition shot where the camera moves horizontally and can move freely. Term dolly grip Definition the people that control the dolly. Term dolly Definition the large platform on wheels that the camera is on. It is controlled by the dolly grip and can move freely. Term pan Definition the camera is stationary but it pivots horizontally. Term foley artist Definition people who create sound effects using every day objects. Term zoom shot Definition using different focal lenses to change the view of the camera. Term MOS Definition mid out sound. With out sound. A scene that does not have any natural sound. Term 3 point lighting. The three points Definition Key light-focuses on main character and is the main light fill light- fills unlit spaces backlight- remoes subject from background Term cool colors Definition Greens, blues, and violets. Safety, Reason, Control Term Warm Colors Definition reds, oranges, and yellows. hot, dangerous, lively, and assertive. Term 3 types of lenses Definition Wide Angle Lens- used to emphasize distances between subjects or between subjects and setting. Normal Lens- causes minimal distortion of image and movement. Creates what a normal vision would see in situation. Telephoto Lens- All planes seem closer to eachother then they actually are. Term extreme close up Definition eyes Term close up Definition face Term medium close up Definition head and shoulders Term medium shot Definition knees or waist up Term long shot Definition entire body and some surroundings Term extreme long shot Definition entire object will appear small. a lot of surroundings will be visible Term tilting Definition camera remains stationary but pivots vertically Term canted angle Definition vertical and horizontal lines of shot appear slanted. used for distortion Term high angle Definition a view of a subject from above Term low angle shots Definition a view of the subject as seen from below eye level Term low key lighting Definition lighting with dark tones, often deep dark tones. Little frontal fill lighting shadows are created. Term high key lighting Definition high level of illumination on a subject. Bright frontal key lighting on the subject prevents dark shadows Term sound perspective Definition the volume or area of she sound the audience hears effects where they feel they are in the film. Term eyeline match Definition a shot in which a character is looking at something and then the next shot is what the character was looking at.