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Camera Angles
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Film, Theatre & Television
12th Grade
01/27/2011

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XCU (Extreme Close UP)
Definition
Go toward object or away from close up object
Term
CU (Close Up)
Definition
From the shoulders up
Term
MS (Medium Shot)
Definition
From the waist up
Term
LS (Long Shot)
Definition
Feet up
Term
XLS (Extreme Long Shot)
Definition
See person and surrounding area
Term
Inferior Angle
Definition
Looking Up ( Show Frightened or Scared)
Term
Superior Angle
Definition
Looking Down (killing someone)
Term
Zoom
Definition
Zoom in/out
Term
Truck
Definition
foward or reverse motion of the camera from behind, camera pushing object
Term
Dolly
Definition
Moves camara parallel to the subject, subjects don't move, wheeled platform moves camera
Term
Pan
Definition
Moves the camara horizontally, camara is moving side to side
Term
Tilt
Definition
moves up and down, vertical movement
Term
Wide
Definition
goes from tight to wide shot
Term
Tight
Definition
Goes from wide to tight shot
Term
Rule of thirds
Definition
Shot in one of the thirds, not in dead center
Term
Headroom
Definition
space above the character's head
Term
Noseroom
Definition
Space between the nose and the frame
Term
180 degree rule
Definition
maintain same left/right relationship; left remain on left and right remain on right
Term
Action-Through-Frame
Definition
Camera stays still, something moves through the camera frame
Term
Natural Transition Devices
Definition
Go from one cut to the other in logical order
Term
Mise-en-Scene
Definition
Anyhting within the frame in the movie, anything we see
Term
Key/Main Light
Definition
Main light that creates depth; light at it's brightest point
Term
Fill light
Definition
Fills in the dark places
Term
Back Light
Definition
light above and behind the subject to seperate it from its backround
Term
Strong Light
Definition
Too much backlight that creates a silohuette
Term
Distractions
Definition
distracts from main idea
Term
White walls
Definition
Wash out subject
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