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35 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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A/B
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as before
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Action
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what the director says to start off a take- start acting just before it is spoken
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Action props
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objects used or handled by actors
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AFM
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assistant floor manager
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Aspect Ratio
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width to height ratio of a screen
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Back Light
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lights the back of the actor as seen by camera
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Banana
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walking on a curved line, usually to allow the camera to see you earlier
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Barn Door
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metal flaps attached to a light to stop its light from spreading everywhere
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BCU
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Big close-up, full head from chin to hairline
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Beat
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a small pause
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Blocking the Scene
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giving the moves for a scene
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Boom
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telescopic arm that holds the microphone above the action
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Camera Angle
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how high, low, and in which direction the camera is to point
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Cheating
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art and craft of doing something that is untrue, but appears true to the camera (cheat your eyes towards camera)
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Continuity Girl
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person who takes continuity notes so that the same business is done at the same time on all shots covering the same sequence
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Corpse
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when an actor comes out of character and laughs as himself instead of acting his character
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Close-Up
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Close-Up, neck to top of head
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Cut
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the point where one shot is changed for another- also shouted to end a take
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Cutaway
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usually a tight shot of an object or bit of person, used to give a close-up view of an important property or face
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Dry
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forgetting the lines
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ECU
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extreme close-up, just a bit of the face, the hand- a detail
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Establishing shot
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the shot at the beginning of a scene that lets the audience know where they are
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Eyeline
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the direction your eyes take when looking at someone else
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In the Can
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a satisfactory recording or take
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Loose Shot
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plenty of space around the subject
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LS
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Long shot, the complete figure, with a bit of space above and below
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Mark
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tape or chalk to indicate where an actor should stand, or where you should come to after a move
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MCU
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Medium close-up, chest to top of head
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Method Acting
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system of acting that stresses emotional reality
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MS
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Medium shot- waist to head
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Reaction shot
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shot of one actor doing or thinking while the other is speaking
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Shots
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the pictures taken by the camera
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Single
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shot of one person, usually in an MCU
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Sight Line
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the line of vision someone takes
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Two-Shot
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Two people in frame
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