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intro to film
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Film, Theatre & Television
Undergraduate 1
03/08/2006

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