Chapter 4

Chapter 4

1. Framing: Depends on where you position the camera, the type of lens you use, and especially the kind of shot you are attempting.

2. Sound: Made up of dialogue, music, and additional sound effects that create a sense of realism

3. Types of microphones

   • Omnidirectional microphone: Captures sound from almost all angles
   • Cardioid microphone: Highly sensitive from the front, and less from the sides.
   • Directional microphone: Highly sensitive from one direction and relatively “deaf” to other directions.
   • Lavalier: Clothing items make it ideal

4. Types of frames

   • 1.Normal 2.Work

5. Ways to record audio

   • Direct: Record audio with the camera’s built-in microphone.
   • Dubbing: Record the audio in a studio with one or more tracks per actor, and you add them during editing.

6. Shot

   • Determines the proximity between the camera and the image.
   • Types
     • Low angle: From below, opposite to high angle shots.
     • High angle: Above the objective’s eye-level with the camera slightly tilted down.
     • Normal:Parallel to the ground, but camera is at eye-level.
     • Nadir shot: Placed below the character at a perpendicular angle to the ground.
     • Zenithal shot: Looks down on the character at a perpendicular angle.
     • Wide shot: panoramic shot,
       • Medium shot: Taken from the waist up.
     • American shot: Head to their knees.
     • Close up: Shoulders and head Extreme close up:  maximum zooming  someone’s face.