Legal and Ethical Responsibilities
This is a type of intellectual property protection that applies to original works of authorship, including scripts and screenplays.
What is Copyright?
A three-legged stand used to support a camera or other equipment.
What is a Tripod?
A camera technique used to gradually change the focus from one subject to another.
What is Rack Focus?
This type of photography is focused on capturing images for aesthetic purposes and expression.
What is Artistic Photography?
These are the individuals who take part in the story and are crucial to the development of the plot
What are Characters?
A documentary filmmaker uses a small clip from a famous movie to critique its portrayal of historical events, without obtaining permission from the movie's creators. How are they protected?
What is potentially Fair Use under Copyright Law?
A device that allows for smooth camera movements, often horizontally.
What is a Camera Dolly?
A camera angle that is used to connect to a character centered on the center of the face. Most common camera angle.
What is Eye Level Angle?
A photography style that involves taking candid photographs of people in real-life situations, often associated with news reporting.
What is Photojournalism?
The spoken portion of a script, typically between characters.
What is Dialogue?
The unauthorized use of this Intellectual Property in a manner that leads to confusion, deception, or misunderstanding about the source of a product or service.
What is Trademark Infringement?
This tool provides vertical and horizontal camera movement, offering a wide range of motion.
What is a Crane/Jib?
This shot type frames a subject's face in detail, conveying emotions and reactions.
What is a Close Up?
Photography that is typically used for advertising or selling products.
What is Commercial Photography?
The structure of a story, including the sequence of events and the development of the narrative.
What is Plot?
The legal protection granted to an inventor for a certain period of time, excluding others from making, using, or selling the invention.
What is a Patent?
A device used to reduce camera shake and achieve steady video footage.
What is a Camera Stabilizer?
A camera angle that looks up at a subject, often used to make them appear more powerful or intimidating.
What is a Low Level Angle?
The time for which a camera's shutter is open to expose light onto the camera sensor.
What is Shutter Speed?
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The written part of a script that sets the scene, describing what is seen and heard on screen.
What is an Action Line?
In film and photography, this is a transparent image or text added to media to identify the creator and protect against unauthorized use.
What is a Watermark?
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Equipment and production processes are used to precisely control the movement and position of a camera.
What is Camera Motion Control?
This cinematography technique keeps objects in both the foreground and background in sharp focus.
What is Deep Focus?
In photography, this term refers to the unit of measurement for aperture, controlling the amount of light entering the lens.
What is F-Stop?
The introductory section of a script, indicating the location and time of day.
What is a Slugline?