Tv Chapter 04

Front 1

arc

Back 1

Moving the camera in a curved truck around the main object in the shot—the main subject never leaves the frame of the picture.

Front 2

arc left

Back 2

Rolling the camera, tripod, and dolly in a circle to the camera operator’s left (clockwise) around the subject of a shot.

Front 3

arc right

Back 3

Rolling the camera, tripod, and dolly in a circle to the camera operator’s right (counterclockwise) around the subject of a shot.

Front 4

bust shot

Back 4

A shot that frames a subject from the top of the head to a line just below the chest. Also called a medium close up shot.

Front 5

close-up

Back 5

A shot that captures a subject from the top of the head to just below the shoulders. Also called a narrow angle shot.

Front 6

depth of field

Back 6

The distance between the closest point to the camera that is in focus and the furthest point from the camera that is also in focus.

Front 7

dolly

Back 7

Physically moving the camera, its tripod, and dolly perpendicularly toward or away from the set.

Front 8

dolly in

Back 8

Smoothly pushing the camera directly forward toward the set.

Front 9

dolly out

Back 9

Pulling the camera backward while facing the set.

Front 10

establishing shot

Back 10

A specific type of extreme long shot used to tell the audience where and when the program takes place.

Front 11

extreme close-up

Back 11

A shot of an object that is so magnified that only a specific part of the object fills the screen.

Front 12

extreme long shot

Back 12

The biggest shot a camera can capture of the subject matter. Also called a wide angle (WA) shot.

Front 13

four shot

Back 13

A shot that captures four items.

Front 14

great depth of field

Back 14

When a camera’s depth of field is as large as possible.

Front 15

group shot

Back 15

A shot that incorporates any number of items above four.

Front 16

head room

Back 16

The space from the top of a person’s head to the top of the television screen.

Front 17

high angle shot

Back 17

Shooting talent with the camera positioned higher in the air and pointing down at an angle.

Front 18

knee shot

Back 18

A shot that includes the top of a subject’s head to a line just above or just below the knee. Also called a medium long shot.

Front 19

lead room

Back 19

The space from the tip of a person’s nose to the side edge of the frame. Also called a nose room.

Front 20

long shot

Back 20

A shot that captures a subject from the top of the head to the bottom of the feet and does not include many of the surrounding details.

Front 21

low angle shot

Back 21

A shot created by placing the camera anywhere from slightly to greatly below the eye level of the talent and pointing it up toward the talent.

Front 22

macro

Back 22

A lens setting that allows the operator to focus on an object that is very close to the camera, almost touching the lens.

Front 23

medium close-up

Back 23

A shot that frames a subject from the top of the head to a line just below the chest. Also called a bust shot.

Front 24

medium long shot

Back 24

A shot that includes the top of a subject’s head to a line just above or just below the knee. Also called a knee shot.

Front 25

medium shot

Back 25

A shot that captures asubject from the top ofthe head to a line justabove or below the beltor waistline. Also calleda mid shot.

Front 26

mid shot

Back 26

A shot that captures a subject from the top of the head to a line just above or below the belt or waistline. Also called a medium shot.

Front 27

minimum object distance

Back 27

The closest an object can be to the camera and still be in focus.

Front 28

narrow angle shot

Back 28

A shot that captures a subject from the top of the head to just below the shoulders. Also called a close up shot.

Front 29

nose room

Back 29

The space from the tip of a person’s nose to the side edge of the frame. Also called a lead room.

Front 30

over the shoulder shot

Back 30

A shot in which the back of one person’s head and shoulder are in the foreground of the shot, while a face shot of the other person in the conversation is in the background.

Front 31

pan

Back 31

Moving only the camera to scan the set horizontally, while the dolly and tripod remain stationary.

Front 32

pan left

Back 32

Moving the camera to the camera operator’s left to scan the set, while the dolly and tripod remain stationary.

Front 33

pan right

Back 33

Moving the camera to the camera operator’s right to scan the set, while the dolly and tripod remain stationary.

Front 34

pedestal

Back 34

Raising or lowering the camera on the pedestal of a tripod, while facing the set. The tripod and dolly remain stationary.

Front 35

pedestal down

Back 35

Lowering the camera on the pedestal of a tripod, while facing the set. The tripod and dolly remain stationary.

Front 36

pedestal up

Back 36

Raising the camera on the pedestal of a tripod, while facing the set. The tripod and dolly remain stationary.

Front 37

pre focus

Back 37

A three-step process to focus a zoom lens. 1) Zoom in on the furthest object on the set that must be in focus in the shot. 2) Focus the camera on that object.3) Zoom the lens back out.

Front 38

profile shot

Back 38

A shot in which the talent’s face is displayed in profile.

Front 39

pull focus

Back 39

The process of changing focus on a camera whilethat camera is hot. Also called rack focus.

Front 40

rack focus

Back 40

The process of changing focus on a camera whilethat camera is hot. Also called pull focus.

Front 41

reaction shot

Back 41

A shot that captures one person’s face reacting to what another person is saying or doing.

Front 42

rule of thirds

Back 42

A composition rule that divides the screen horizontally and vertically, like a tic-tac toe grid placed over the picture on a television set.

Front 43

selective depth of field

Back 43

A technique of choosing to have a shallow depth of field in a shot or scene.

Front 44

shallow depth of field

Back 44

A depth of field technique that moves the audience’s attention to the one portion of the picture that is in focus.

Front 45

shot

Back 45

An individual picture taken by a camera during the process of shooting program footage.

Front 46

shot sheet

Back 46

A numerical listing of each shot to be captured by each camera in a multicamera shoot. Shot sheets are developed specifically for each camera.

Front 47

three shot

Back 47

A shot that frames three items.

Front 48

tilt

Back 48

Pointing only the front of the camera (lens) vertically up or down while the dolly and tripod remain stationary.

Front 49

tilt down

Back 49

Pointing the camera lens down toward the ground, while the dolly and tripod remain stationary.

Front 50

tilt up

Back 50

Pointing the camera lens up toward the ceiling, while the dolly and tripod remain stationary.

Front 51

truck

Back 51

Moving the camera, its tripod, and dolly to the left or right in a motion that is parallel to the set.

Front 52

truck left

Back 52

To move the camera, its tripod, and dolly sideways and to the camera operator’s left while facing the set.

Front 53

truck right

Back 53

To move the camera, its tripod, and dolly sideways and to the camera operator’s right while facing the set.

Front 54

two shot

Back 54

A shot that includes two items of primary importance.

Front 55

white balance

Back 55

A function on cameras that forces the camera to see an object as white, without regard to the type of light hitting it or the actual color of the object.

Front 56

wide angle shot

Back 56

The biggest shot a camera can capture of the subject matter. Also called an extreme long shot.