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21 Cards in this Set
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Establishing shot |
The first shot of a new scene, often a wide/long shot, designed to show the audience where the action is taking place |
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Wide shot/ long shot |
A shot where the camera shows and focuses on the character from the feet and up, often revealing the space that the character is in during a scene |
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Extreme wide/long shot |
Shows the character from the feet up, but emphasizes the location and the setting more than the character |
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Cowboy shot |
Shot framed from the mid thigh and up, or rather, holsters and up. Popularly used in the western genre. |
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Medium shot |
A shot that shows a character from the waist and up |
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Close up |
A type if shot that tightly frames the character, generally framed from the shoulders and up |
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Extreme close up |
A shot in which the camera focuses on a particular detail if the subject, typically framed closer than a close up |
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Insert |
A shot that focuses specifically on an object to note the importance of that object and to grab the audiences attention |
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50/50 |
When two people share the screen equally |
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Two shot |
A shot where two people are within a frame, often times facing the camera. Body faces camera, face looks away. |
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Pov |
Expresses the attitude of the director towards the material of a character in a scene. |
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Over the shoulder |
A shot of someone or something taken from the perspective or camera angle from the shoulder of another person |
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Single |
Shot that only frames one character within the scene |
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Ditch tilt/canted |
Shot where the camera is set at an off axis. Tilted. |
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Low angle shot |
A low shot from a camera angle positioned below the horizontal axis |
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High angle shot |
A cinematic technique where the camera looks down on the subject from a High angle. |
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Overhead/top shot |
A shot situated or operating above head high, often looking directly down on a subject |
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Pan shot |
To turn, or pan, the camera on it's horizontal axis so that it sweeps around the scene. Imagine seeing horse race speed past you |
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Tilt shot |
To tilt the camera on it's verticle axis by moving the camera up and down without raising it's position |
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Dolly/tracking shot |
Any smooth motion shot where the camera loves alongside, towards, or away from the subjects or objects by use of rails |
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Zoom shot |
Refers to the technique of changing the focal length of a zoom lens during a shot to give the illusion that the camera is closer or farther than where it is physically located. |
