CAMERA SHOTS
This shot makes the location the subject, with a person appearing tiny or indistinct within a very large area.
What is an Extreme Wide Shot / Extreme Long Shot (EWS/ELS)?
Showing top of head to top of shoulders
Close up
Your finished Meet Your Crew film must be at least this long.
What is 30-45 seconds?
This three legged device supports the camera and keeps shots steady.
What is a Tripod?
This shot framing can build or create suspense.
What is a Dutch Angle?
This shot frames a standing character from head to toe, with only a small amount of space above the head and below the feet.
What is a Full Shot (FS)?
Showing just above the knees up
What is a Cowboy shot?
Your film must include at least this many planned shots of your partner.
What is 10 shots?
This written document contains the dialogue, action, and scenes of a film.
What is a Screenplay / Script?
This term means the natural sounds recorded at a filming location.
What are Nats / Natural Sound?
Often used for dialogue, this shot frames a person approximately from the belt line to the top of the head, allowing us to see body language.
What is a Medium Shot (MS)?
Showing the world from near ground level.
What is a Worm's-Eye View?
Before writing your script, you do this with your partner to learn about them.
What is an interview?
Moving a stationary camera horizontally from left to right is called this.
What is a Pan?
Changing the lens's focal length to make a subject appear closer or farther away is called this.
What is Zooming?
The camera shows the action from a character's own visual perspective, allowing the audience to see what that character sees.
What is a Point-of-View Shot (POV)?
Uncomfortably close
Extreme Close up
This recorded audio tells the audience about your partner.
What is narration / voice-over?
Moving a stationary camera vertically up or down is called this.
What is a Tilt?
Replacing the green or blue screen with another image is known as
Compositing, Keying
Commonly used during conversations, this shot looks past part of one character's head and shoulder toward the person speaking or reacting.
What is an Over-the-Shoulder Shot (OTS)?
Straight down from high above
What is a Bird's-Eye View?
This script format separates what the audience SEES from what the audience HEARS into two columns.
What is a Two-Column Script (TCS)?
This rule places important subjects along the lines or intersections of an imaginary 3×3 grid.
What is the Rule of Thirds?
This space between a subject’s eyes/nose and the edge of the frame gives them room to look or move.
What is Nose Room / Lead Room?