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23 Cards in this Set
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Frame/Still
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A single photographic image printed on a length of film
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Freeze-Frame
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A single frame repeated for an extended time, making the image appear like a still photograph within a moving picture
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Persistence of Vision
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Each image flashes on the screen, then the screen turns black and is followed by another frame. (allows motion pictures to be seen in continuous movement with no apparent jumps or single frames visible
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Aspect Ratio
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The relationship of width to the height of the image you see on the screen
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Composition
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The arrangement of the elements within the frame--not only characters and props but also patterns of lighting
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Fore/Background
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in front/behind the main action
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Shot/Take
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A single uninterrupted action of a camera/ unedited footage seen from the point of view of the filmmaker rather than that of the viewer
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Extreme Close-up
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If only a small part of a person or object shows up
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Close-up
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Medium Close-up
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Medium Shot (midshot)
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Medium Long Shot
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Long Shot
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Extreme Long Shot
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If an object or person seems very far away
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Establishing Shot
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places objects in context and prepares the viewer for a closer look later
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Pan
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used either to follow a horizontal action or to sweep across a stationary scenery
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Dolly (in/out)
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platform on wheels which serves as a camera mount capable of movement in any direction
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Tracking Shot
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any shots with a camera moving on tracks
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Zoom (in/out)
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the center of composition gradually fills the screen/the center diminishes
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Crane Shot
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a shot taken from a boom that can move vertically and horizontally at the same time
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Scene
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a series of shots with a continuous action
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Sequence
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usually composed of a series of scenes that are related in location, time, generating action, point of view, or cast
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Tilt
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A tilt shot occurs when a stationary camera angles up or down, providing new views above and below the camera's level
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