Lighting
Shot Types
Horizontal Camera Position
Cameras parts and functions
Vertical Camera Position
100
lighting tool that is used to selectively change the overall color of light sources
What is a gel?
100
shows the subject from the belt line to the top of the head
What is a medium shot?
100
horizontal camera position that is straight on at a person facing away from the camera
What is a rear shot?
100
PRIMARY (BEST) function for controlling luminance and the ONLY part of the camera that allows the user to increase AND decrease the AMOUNT of light entering the camera
What is aperture?
100
vertical camera position that is at the subject's eye level, putting the viewer on the same or equal level to the subject
What is a neutral angle?
200
Metal flaps in sets of two or four, attached to the front of spotlights to control the edges of the beam
What are barn doors?
200
shows the subject from the base of the nose to the eyebrows
What is an extreme close up?
200
horizontal camera position that is straight on at a person facing the camera
What is a front shot?
200
The function of the camera that controls the amount of TIME that the sensor has to register or interpret an image.
What is shutter speed?
200
an extremely low vertical camera position, looking dramatically upwards
What is a worm's eye angle?
300
lighting with a wide contrast range in which most of the image is dark, with light accents,
What is low key
300
the standing figure fills the screen from top to bottom, often with just a small amount of head and foot room
What is a full shot?
300
horizontal camera position in which the camera is at a right angle to the person's face
What is a profile shot?
300
Lens type that decreases distance on z-axis (depth)
What is telephoto?
300
extremely high vertical camera position, simulating the view from a plane or high building
What is bird's eye vertical camera position?
400
a light that would naturally be in a location such as a bedside lamp.
What is a practical
400
shows the subject from the shoulders to the top of the head
What is a close up?
400
horizontal camera position that is between 15 and 45 degrees around toward one side of the back of the subject
3/4 Rear
400
"normal" shutter speed
What is twice the frame rate?
400
vertical camera position that makes the subject appear larger, more important, intimidating, and powerful
What is a low vertical camera position?
500
In a basic interior light set up, the purpose of this light (usually a spot) is to provide the primary illumination for the image. It is the brightest light.
What is a key light?
500
shows the subject from about the knees to the top of the head
What is a three quarter shot?
500
horizontal camera position that is between 15 and 45 degrees around toward one side of the front of the subject
What is a 3/4 horizontal camera position
500
Focal length in millimeters of a Wide Angle lens
What is less than 35 mm?
500
vertical camera position that makes the subject appear smaller, less important or weak
What is high vertical camera position?