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01/18/2010

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Cinematography
The
Definition
The lighting and camera choices that symbolizes how your films look.
Controlled by the Director of Photography (DOP, DP, Cinematographer)
Works closely with the Director to achieve the best outcome of the film.
Term
UNDEREXPOSURE:
Definition
Insufficient light enters camera aperture (opening); dark images
Term
OVEREXPOSURE
Definition
Too much light enters camera aperture; bleached out images
Term
FAST or UNDERCRANKED
Definition
Film speed run slower than normal 24 fps (frames per second) to make action run faster
Term
SLOW or OVERCRANKED
Definition
Film speed run faster than normal 24 fps to make action run slower
Term
RACK FOCUS
Definition
Blurring, forcing viewer's eye to travel to in-focus areas of the frame. It is used to get YOUR attention on what the director wants you to see by blurring "unimportant images" and keeping the important image in focus
Term
ANGLE
Definition
Camera's angle of view relative to subject. High angle shot from above; Low angle shot from below; Tilt (Oblique) angle shot by fixed, tiled camera creating a diagonal. (These various angles can symbolize/represent various emotional or psychological responses)
Term
PAN:
Definition
Fixed camera revolves horizontally from left to right or vice versa
Term
DOLLY
Definition
DOLLY (tracking/trucking): Moving/mounted camera follows action; may be on tracks for smoother movement
Term
BOOM
Definition
Crane): Mounted camera/cinematographer moves any direction through space
Term
ZOOM:
Definition
Fixed camera; entire scene magnified equally often plunging viewer in or out of scene rapidly as focal length of lens is changed. Zoom in, Zoom out (telephoto lens)
Term
CloseUp
Definition
Infilmandtelevision,aclose-uptightlyframesapersonorobject.Theyareoftenshotlonglens(Cameraisfarawayandzoomedin)toachieveagreaterdepthoffield.
Leadingcharacterswillhavemultipleclose-upstocreateacloseremotionalbondbetweenthem.
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MidShot
Definition
wideshot(sometimescalledafullshotoralongshot)typicallyshowstheentireobjectorhumanfigureandisusuallyintendedtoplaceitinsomerelationtoitssurroundings;however,itisnotasfarawayasanextremelongshotwouldbe.Ithasbeensuggestedthatlong-shotrangesusuallycorrespondtoapproximatelywhatwouldbethedistancebetweenthefrontrowoftheaudienceandthestageinlivethea
Term
ExtremeLongShots/EstablishingShots
Definition
Anestablishingshotsetsup,or"establishes",ascene’ssettingand/oritsparticipants.Typicallyitisashotatthebeginningoroccasionallytheendofasceneindicatingwhere,andsometimeswhenthescenetakesplace
Forexample,anexteriorshotofabuildingatnight,followedbyaninteriorshotofacoupletalking,impliesthattheconversationistakingplaceinsidethatbuilding.Establishingshotsmayalsofocusonfamouslandmarkstorevealthecityorcountrywhereasceneisset
Term
Linear Editing is where....
Definition
Shots are in a line along the tape
Term
Linear Editing is where....
Definition
Shots are in a line along the tape
Term
What is this area of the Tricaster Software?
Definition
Setup
Term
Background Sound effects are....
Definition
Sounds that don't have to sync with picture, but indicate a setting to the
audience - ambience
Term
Match Cut Editing is where....
Definition
joining two shots whose compositional elements are the same
Term
What is the first basic element of composition?
Definition
position - positioning the dominant subject
Term
TRUE OR FALSE:
At the highest level, a film is a sequence of shots, each of which captures a specific
situation or action.
Definition
FALSE
Term
TRUE OR FALSE A scene is composed of one or more shots.
Definition
True
Term
Which element in a microphone moves when air waves interact with it?
A
Definition
Diaphragm
Term
What does zooming out with a zoom lens do?
Definition
Gives a wider view of the subject - increases the amount of area
surrounding the subject
Term
TRUE OR FALSE:
Physical sound is when waves in the air are formed by movement of an object.
Definition
True
Term
ADR or Automated Dialogue Replacement is NOT performed while doing which of these
processes?

Making adjustments to dialogue audio tracks
Replacing dialogue that cannot be salvaged - unrecognizable
Alterations to dialogue - changes - edits
Voice over - narration
Foley work
Dubbing - Foreign Language or other actor’s voice
Definition
Foley
Term
What does a Foley artist do?
Definition
Create synchronous sound such as footsteps and handling props
Term
Hard Sound effects are....
Definition
Common sounds like door slams, guns firing, cars
B Sounds that don't have to sync with picture, but indicate a
Term
A Rough Cut is where....
Definition
First assembly of the tape in sequence, leaving finer points of timing for later
Term
What is Montage?
Definition
The juxtaposition of seemingly unrelated shots or scenes which, when
combined, achieve meaning
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