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Communication Quiz 4
Communication Quiz 4: Composition and Mounts
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Some popular shots and shot acronyms include... | Cowboy shot (hips upward) MCU - (medium close up; just above the head/just below the chest) CU - close up shot ECU - extreme close up |
| Some popular camera angles include... | Bird's eye view (shot overhead)/ overhead shot (subject is more in focus/directly above subject) Dutch angle (horizon line is off; makes the world feel aloof; angle is tilted) |
| What is POV? | Point of view; a shot that shows what the audience sees from a character's perspective. POV can be implied or literal |
| What will focal length do for a shot? | Focal length changes how a shot feels. It controls the angle of view and magnification of a shot. A close up shot on a tight angle feels different than a wide angle; it can cause distortion |
| What is the Rule of Thirds? | A composition guideline for visual media that involves dividing an image into 9 equal parts using 2 horizontal and 2 vertical lines. The main subject or focal point of the image is then placed along one of these lines or at the intersection of two lines. |
| True or False: Close up shots should try and put eyes into the intersection of lines of the rule of thirds | True; this makes the eyes a focal point. |
| What is symmetry in relation to composition? | Balance and focus (bringing balance to the composition) A sense of harmony and unity in a shot that can be achieved with mirroring |
| What are leading lines? | Lines that guide the viewer's eye to a specific area of the frame; occurs naturally in composition; when lines in a composition lead to the focal point (examples are roads, signs, alleyways, tunnels, etc.) The eyes are drawn to the center of these points |
| Depth of Field in relation to composition | A tool to help with finding focus; helps you control the focus of the frame. You make a choice in composition on what the story is |
| What is lead room/leading room? | The amount of space in front of a subject, or in the direction they are moving; also called nose room. It implies direction. This is the empty space around the subject. It creates a sense of openness and potential (the subject can move into the space.) |
| Size = Power in composition | Yes! |
| True or False: Scale in composition shows emphasis on the story | True. |
| What are other common shot types? | Full shot - a camera shot that shows a character's entire body from head to toe Wide shot - a film shot that shows a subject within its surrounding environment Extreme wide shot - a camera shot that shows a scene's setting from a great distance |
| In an extreme wide shot, the main subject or character looks small and the space outside/around them looks large. | True. |
| A cowboy shot is meant to emphasize tension by showing a cowboy's holster as well as the setting | True. |
| Reaction Shot | A cut away from the main scene to show a character's facial expression or body language, revealing their emotional response to an action or dialogue that just occurred |
| Establishing Shot | A wide or extreme wide shot that's usually used at the beginning of a scene to show the location and context for the rest of the scene; lays the foundation for the story/establishes setting |
| Putting a title graphic on an establishing shot can change someone's perspective of the shot (like putting a date on a shot makes us feel like the shot was actually taken during that time) | True. |
| Master Wide Shot | Establishes all of the main action and characters in a scene; you push in and start to introduce character (shows more character and environment) |
| The Single Shot | When one character is isolated in a single shot (no other people) |
| The Dirty Single | When you introduce the potential of another person in a shot (they are implied or maybe in the shot slightly/in the corner; you cannot see the implied person's face usually) |
| The Two Shot | Two faces of two people are visible in the shot (two people in one shot) |
| The Master Wide Two Shot | Two people are visible in a wide shot |
| The Three Shot | Three people are visible in the frame (number goes up for each person whose face is visible) |
| The Over The Shoulder (OTS) Shot | A camera angle in film and television that shows a character's point of view, while also including part of their shoulder or the side of their head (mostly used in dialogue shots) |
| The Close Up Shot | A close up shot of a person (you can see their eyes and their emotions; what they are feeling) In greater detail |
| The Extreme Close Up Shot | A very close to the character shot, normally cannot see the mouth but the top of the nose and eyes (extreme closeups can use the rule of thirds!!) Usually isolates a small detail on a character's face |
| The Overhead Cowboy Shot | Frames the subject from the mid-thigh to the top of their head (above the character) |
| Low Character Angle | Below the characters (makes the characters feel important) |
| POV Low Angle Shot | A shot that shows the perspective of a character or the audience; create a sense of power and intimidation |
| The Above Angle Shot | A camera angle that captures a scene from directly above |
| Insert Shot | Has a start, middle, end, insert shows some part of the environment that adds context (pushes the story along); any shot that's sole purpose is to focus the viewer's attention to a specific detail in a scene |
| The Dutch Shot | You tilt the camera to make things feel off balance/not right (done a lot with villains) The axis of the camera is off |
| What are some other types of shots? | Eye level, low angle, high angle, hip level, shoulder level, dutch, overhead, aerial (different ways to frame a shot) |
| Crowd Shot | A lot of characters in a single shot |
| In an OTS shot, you are usually focused on one character at a time | True. |
| A POV shot is through the eyes of the character | True. |
| What is Crossing the Line? | When you are shooting talent on camera and there is an imaginary line between two people; cameras need to be on the opposite side of the line |
| You keep all your setups on the opposite side of the line otherwise you "cross the line; you do this to give the viewer a sense of orientation during a scene | True. |
| What is the 180 degree rule? | A cinematography guideline that helps maintain visual consistency in a scene by keeping the camera on one side of an imaginary line between two characters (part of crossing the line) |
| What is an Aerial Shot? | A camera angle or movement captured from a high vantage point, such as from a helicopter, airplane, kite, or drone |
| What is a Low Angle Shot? | A camera angle positioned below the subject's eye line, looking upwards, which typically makes the subject appear powerful or dominant due to the perspective it creates |
| What are some basic mounts? | Tripods, phone stands, selfie stick, YOUR HANDS! |
| What is the most basic camera mount you can have? | Handheld |
| Shoulder mount | A shoulder rig (camera rig attached to the shoulder) it is more stable than a handheld but still flexible |
| Where dp basic rigs begin? | With tripods; most people use them for stability. The technical term for a tripod is "sticks." The DP will say "lets throw it on sticks." |
| Fluid Head (pan head or liquid head) | On top of a tripod; Tripod head that has stabilizers that make the tripod movement very smooth; they are much more stable and fluid in movements (contains fluid inside) |
| Wheels can also be attached to a tripod to allow them to move; smoothly moves a tripod in a studio situation. This is why studios have hard floors and not carpet | True. |
| Gorillapod | Usually has flexible legs that can bend and be bent around objects (a tripod with movable legs) |
| Monopod | A tripod with a single leg; allows you to have better stability than your arms and can be moved around on different axles |
| Film angles can imply direction (screen direction) depending on where you fly from point A to point B, the direction will be determined by where you are flying | True. |
| Jib Arm | When you mount an extension onto a tripod; allows you to move the camera in unique ways (can do high and low shots) Any boom device used to mount a camera on one end, and a counterweight with camera controls on the other |
| Crane | When you go beyond what a jib arm can reach; can push through objects; used remotely (a man controls the camera from below) can be mounted to trailers; a much more extended arm |
| Camera Car | When a crane is mounted to a car; can be great for chase scenes (a rig that can follow other moving objects or cars) |
| Camera Cart | Usually used in sports on the sidelines; a wheeled cart used to transport and store camera equipment on set. |
| Dolly | Camera is on 4 wheels (also called 'wheels') dolly system; smooth movement, can be on or off tracks; a dolly can also be small |
| Lay Track | Putting a dolly system down (also called a slider.) When the camera is on a sliding system |
| Steadicam | Set of hydraulics that stabilizes the camera; a lightweight mounting for a movie camera that keeps it steady for filming when handheld or moving |
| What is a Reverse POV | The tunnel scene from Shawshank Redemption (the camera moves back from the subject) |
| Gimbal | A device that stabilizes a mounted object, such as a camera, while it's being moved; it is fairly affordable |
| A handheld shot is meant to be shaky; it adds realism | True. |
| Static | The camera/lens does not move |
| Zoom | When you use a nonfixed lens to zoom in on action |
| Pan | A panning shot; a camera technique that involves moving the camera horizontally while keeping its base in one place |
| Tilt | The camera tilts up and down at a normal speed |
| Swish tilt | The camera tilts up and down; the camera rotates to aim upward or downward without changing the location at a fast speed; quicker than a normal tilt |
| Moving with a subject is called tracking | True. |
| Crab | Moving alongside the subject |
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