REVIEW ACTIVITIES:VOCABULARY: click links for detailed glossary page:DISTANCE / SIZE:- EXTREME CLOSE UP (XCU): A shot that shows just a small part of the subject's face.
- LONG SHOT (LS): A shot showing an entire subject AND places it in relation to its surrounding.
- BIG CLOSE UP (BCU): A shot that shows only the entire head from the chin up
- CLOSE UP (CU): A shot that shows the entire head from the shoulders up
- EXTREME LONG SHOT (XLS): A shot where the subject is so small it is indistinct in a very large surrounding.
- FULL SHOT (FS): A shot that includes the full human body with the head near the top of the frame and the feet near the bottom.
- MEDIUM CLOSE UP (MCU): A shot that shows the subject from the chest to the top of the head
- MEDIUM LONG SHOT (MLS): A shot where the subject is distinct, but with considerable head and foot room.
- MEDIUM SHOT (MS): A shot that shows the subject from the waist to the top of the head
- THREE-QUARTER SHOT: A shot that shows the subject from the knees to the top of the head
CAMERA POSITION- FRONT ANGLE: A head-on frontal view makes us feel really engaged with the subject. It’s often used as a subjective shot, where we see the person as if we’re looking through the eyes of another character.
- THREE-QUARTER ANGLE: With a three-quarter shot the viewers are a bit less involved when compared to Front Angle.
- PROFILE ANGLE: In a side view its more as if we’re just watching them as an observer.
- REAR ANGLE: A back view can mean several things: we’re seeing them from the view of a watcher; they are ignoring another character, or they are upset and vulnerable and hiding their emotions.
CAMERA ANGLE- BIRDS EYE SHOT: A shot with the camera is directly above the scene facing straight down.
- DUTCH TILT: A shot where the camera is tilted creating stress and tension.
- EYE LEVEL SHOT: A shot with the camera located at eye level of the subject
- HIGH ANGLE SHOT (HA): A shot with the camera above and looking down on the subject, tending to reduce its importance or size.
- LOW ANGLE SHOT: A shot with the camera located below and looking up on the subject, tending to make it seem dominant or powerful.
- WORM'S EYE VIEW: A shot with the camera directly under the subject, opposite of the bird's eye view.
LENS PERSPECTIVE- WIDE ANGLE: A lens or a setting on a zoom lens that minimizes subjects and magnifies apparent depth by filling the frame with a wide angle of view.
- NORMAL: A lens or a setting on a zoom lens that reproduces a field of view that appears "natural" to a human observer.
- TELEPHOTO: A lens or a setting on a zoom lens that magnifies subjects and minimizes apparent depth by filling the frame with a narrow angle of view.
SHOT PURPOSE- ESTABLISHING SHOT: A long shot which is used to convey the place, time or environment of a scene about to be shown
- OVER-THE-SHOULDER SHOT: A shot where the camera is behind one subject so the shoulder is visible in the foreground and the face of another subject is in the background.
- POINT-OF-VIEW SHOT: A camera shot that shows what the character is looking at from his viewpoint.
- REACTION SHOT: Close-up of a character's reaction to events.
- MASTER SHOT: Recording of an entire scene from start to finish from an angle that keeps all the action in view.
- CUT-AWAY SHOT: A shot which is used to show a different view of the main action in a scene.
SHOT POPULATION- SINGLE SHOT: A shot which shows one character in the frame.
- TWO-SHOT: A shot which shows two characters in the frame, used to show emotional reactions between subjects.
- THREE SHOT: A shot which shows three characters in the frame, usually in medium shots.
FOCUS- FOLLOW FOCUS: Controlling the focus of the lens, so that the image of an object is continuously kept sharp and clear.
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