Quiz 4

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The most basic unite of visual material.	The Frame
What is a series of frames taken in rapid succession?	A shot, or camera take.
What does it mean to start and stop the camera to capture a particular shot?	A Take, or a shot.
What is it called when shots of one setting are edited together?	A Scene.
What is generally one scene or series of scenes that make up a unit?	A Sequence.
What does it mean to move the camera to a new camera angle or new scene?	A new Setup.
What are the three basic category of shots?	Long Shots, Medium Shots, and Close-ups.
What do Long Shots include?	The whole body, from head to toe.
What does a Wide shot include?	A wide angle view of the setting, a long shot for location.
What is an Establishing Shot?	A wide shot that serves the narrative function of letting the viewer know where the scene is taking place.
What is a Master Shot?	A wide shot, closer than establishing, that encompasses the entire immediate area of action.
What does it mean to shot Coverage?	It means to shoot closer shots than the Master to see the actions better.
What does it mean to shot Standardized Coverage?	It means to use a standard set of shots, Master, Medium, Close-ups, Over-the-shoulder, and POVs.
What are Medium Shots?	They are closer, but not too detailed. They usually frame the actor from the waist up.
What are Close-ups?	They show a detail of the scene.
What are Reverse Angles?	They are the same shots taken from two opposite angles.
What is the Point of View, POV, shot?	They are taken from the vantage point of someone in the scene.
What is blocking?	It is the act of choreographing any movement of the camera or actors in the shot.
What is the Rule of Thirds?	It is a guideline used to create pleasing compositions in the frame.
What is Headroom?	It should be considered when composing a close-up: leaving a little bit of room above a person's head in the frame.
What does it mean to lead the action?	This means to leave some room in front of a character in motion.
What is a Dutch Angle?	This is a slightly sideways tilted camera, it's used to create psychological instability.
What does it mean to Pan the camera?	To pivot on a horizontal axis, from left to right.
What does it mean to tilt the camera?	To tilit on a vertical axis, up and down.
What is a locked-off shot?	This means the shot does not move.
What does it meant to maintain Continuity?	To maintain spatial and temporal relationships in a scene.
What is spatial relationships in a scene?	Where characters are in comparison to everything else.
What is temporal relationships in a scene?	Deals with the time.
What are match cuts?	They are shots that are cut on action and create a seamless transition between shots.
What are jump cuts?	Is a jarring cut that calls attention to itself.
What is a cutaway?	Is a shot that is related to, but outside the immediate action of the scene.
What does screen direction mean?	Refers to the direction a character or object is moving or looking within the frame.
What does using the 180-degree rule provide?	It helps maintain screen direction and good spatial continuity.

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