Flashcards
Quiz 4
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- 1The most basic unite of visual material.The Frame
- 2What is a series of frames taken in rapid succession?A shot, or camera take.
- 3What does it mean to start and stop the camera to capture a particular shot?A Take, or a shot.
- 4What is it called when shots of one setting are edited together?A Scene.
- 5What is generally one scene or series of scenes that make up a unit?A Sequence.
- 6What does it mean to move the camera to a new camera angle or new scene?A new Setup.
- 7What are the three basic category of shots?Long Shots, Medium Shots, and Close-ups.
- 8What do Long Shots include?The whole body, from head to toe.
- 9What does a Wide shot include?A wide angle view of the setting, a long shot for location.
- 10What is an Establishing Shot?A wide shot that serves the narrative function of letting the viewer know where the scene is taking place.
- 11What is a Master Shot?A wide shot, closer than establishing, that encompasses the entire immediate area of action.
- 12What does it mean to shot Coverage?It means to shoot closer shots than the Master to see the actions better.
- 13What 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.
- 14What are Medium Shots?They are closer, but not too detailed. They usually frame the actor from the waist up.
- 15What are Close-ups?They show a detail of the scene.
- 16What are Reverse Angles?They are the same shots taken from two opposite angles.
- 17What is the Point of View, POV, shot?They are taken from the vantage point of someone in the scene.
- 18What is blocking?It is the act of choreographing any movement of the camera or actors in the shot.
- 19What is the Rule of Thirds?It is a guideline used to create pleasing compositions in the frame.
- 20What 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.
- 21What does it mean to lead the action?This means to leave some room in front of a character in motion.
- 22What is a Dutch Angle?This is a slightly sideways tilted camera, it's used to create psychological instability.
- 23What does it mean to Pan the camera?To pivot on a horizontal axis, from left to right.
- 24What does it mean to tilt the camera?To tilit on a vertical axis, up and down.
- 25What is a locked-off shot?This means the shot does not move.
- 26What does it meant to maintain Continuity?To maintain spatial and temporal relationships in a scene.
- 27What is spatial relationships in a scene?Where characters are in comparison to everything else.
- 28What is temporal relationships in a scene?Deals with the time.
- 29What are match cuts?They are shots that are cut on action and create a seamless transition between shots.
- 30What are jump cuts?Is a jarring cut that calls attention to itself.
- 31What is a cutaway?Is a shot that is related to, but outside the immediate action of the scene.
- 32What does screen direction mean?Refers to the direction a character or object is moving or looking within the frame.
- 33What does using the 180-degree rule provide?It helps maintain screen direction and good spatial continuity.