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Film, Theatre & Television
Undergraduate 1
09/29/2006

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Shot
Definition
One uninterrupted image taken by a static or mobile camera.
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mise-en-scene
Definition
The elements in front of the camera which are recorded on the photographic image: lighting, settings, costume, performance.
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Editing
Definition
The juxtaposition of two or more shots to create a meaningful realationship between them.
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Close Up (CU)
Definition
A shot in which the head of a character fills the image.
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Medium Close Up (MCU)
Definition
A shot in which the head and chest of a character fills the image.
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Medium Shot (MS)
Definition
A shot of a character from the waist up.
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Three Quarter Shot
Definition
A shot of a character from the shins up.
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Full Shot (FS)
Definition
A shot of the whole of a standing character.
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Long Shot (LS)
Definition
A shot of a setting or landscape (any camera distance beyond FS).
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Point of View Shot (POV)
Definition
A shot taken on the axis of a character's look. It is usually preceded and/or followed by a shot of the character.
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Reaction Shot (Rx)
Definition
A shot in which a character in a film responds to events presented in another shot.
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Off-Screen Space (OS)
Definition
The six areas blocked from visibility but part of the space of a scene: behind the set, behind the camera, above and below and to the left and right of the frame.
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Diegesis
Definition
The narrative world of a film, including on- and off-screen space and events.
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Cut
Definition
An instantaneous transition from one shot to another.
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Fade out/Fade in
Definition
A shot transition in which the image gradually disappears from view (usually to black) / A shot transition in which the image gradually brightens into view.
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Dissolve
Definition
A shot transition in which a fade in is superimposed on a fade out.
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Continuity Editing
Definition
A system of editing in which the spatial and temporal relationships between shots are matched to insure a clear and continuous line of narrative action.
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180 Degree Rule
Definition
The camera must stay on the same side of the narrative action to insure consistent spatial relations and constant screen direction from shot to shot.
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Establishing Shot
Definition
A shot near the beginning of a scene which presents a complete view of the scene (usually, a long shot).
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Shot/Reverse Shot
Definition
The alternation of shots of two people in conversation that conforms with the 180 Degree Rule.
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Single (Shot)
Definition
A shot containing one character.
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Two Shot
Definition
A shot containing two characters. (Three shot, etc).
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Over-The-Shoulder Two Shot
Definition
A shot containing two characters viewed over the shoulder of one of them. (Over-The-Shoulder three shot, etc.)
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Eyeline Match (EM)
Definition
A cut linking a shot of a character looking offscreen and a shot of what the character is looking at.
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Match-On-Action (MOA)
Definition
A cut in which an action in one shot is picked up in the next shot, at the exact moment it breaks off, making the action appear continuous.
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Cheat Cut
Definition
A cut which sustains continuity between shots but changes the actual positions of the characters.
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Ellipsis
Definition
A cut which sustains continuity between shots but omits part of the duration of an event.
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Parallel Editing
Definition
Editing that alternates two or more lines of action going on in different places, usually simultaneously.
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