Shot Compositions
A shot that’s taken from a ground level vantage point to look up at what is framed in the shot.
Worms Eye View
Oskar Barnack, a German scientist, and photographer is widely recognized for introducing this camera. This camera was designed for the Leitz firm.
35 mm camera
A rectangular-shaped part at the back of your camera that lets you see and frame your subject.
Viewfinder
A three legged stand that is used to hold a camera.
Tripod
A very small microphone that is attached either directly to an actor’s body or their clothing.
Lavalier Microphone
A shot that's taken from an elevated vantage point than what is framed in the shot.
Aerial Shot
This camera involved writing paper soaked in table salt and then brushed lightly with silver nitrate (which was called a “film”).
Callotype
The main functionality is to force the flash to open before triggered.
Flash Button
A support structure used by videographers and filmmakers to stabilize cameras.
Shoulder Rig
A highly directional microphone that must be pointed directly at its target sound source for proper recording.
Shotgun Microphone
The entire subject appears in the shot, along with some of the surrounding environment.
Wide Shot
This camera was primarily used for portraits in the nineteenth century, it exposed a silver-plated copper plate to light in the camera, then it would use mercury vapor to create a highly detailed image.
Daguerreotype
This part has small, thin blades that shrink or expand depending on how much light you want in your exposure.
Aperture
One leg to support the camera.
Monopod
When should you use a shotgun microphone?
capturing sound from a distance and with directionality, for example when you need to catch dialogue in a tv production, recording live music performances etc.
*See HP Photo*
Rule Of Thirds
Which camera company had the following slogan, “You press the button, we do the rest.”
Kodak Camera
A mirror projects the light captured from the lens to this piece.
Pentaprism
This stabilizer allows for smoother handheld shots
Shoulder Rig
a portable device designed to capture sound and transmit it to a sound system or recording equipment.
Handheld microphone
*See TS Photo*
POV Shot
Who is considered to create the very first photo?
Joseph Nicéphore Niépce
This function refers to the camera sensor’s sensitivity to light.
ISO
This stabilizer is known to have multiple different uses.
Monopod
When should you use a lavalier microphone?
when a boom mic would be impractical or impossible to keep out of the shot.