Terminology
The basic building block of cinematography
What is the shot?
This person handles a lot of technical skills including but not limited to: understanding camera gear and settings, lighting and composition and has to keep in mind visual interest and balance.
What is a Cinematographer?
This shot is an example of this composition technique that dictates visual balance
What is symmetry?
Early filmmakers often had to hire helicopters to achieve this shot.
What is a "crane shot"?
This property of light refers to both intensity and origin, with its two distinctions being natural and artificial.
What is Source?
This scene is an example of this type of shot
What is a wide shot?
What is Pan and Tilt?
This quality of light refers to an intense and focused aspect that is most notable for creating intense shadows
What is hard lighting?
These composition techniques make Darcy stand out against the blue foliage (Two possible answers)
What is contrast OR What is negative space
The overall goal of camera movement
What is shifting/reorienting our perspective?
Color is an important aspect of any type of media. This concept allows us to measure these differences via degrees Kelvin.
What is color temperature?
Both the snaking path that Elizabeth is walking on and the hills behind her are an example of this composition technique
What are leading lines?
To control the movement of the camera and smooth it's motion you can use...
What is a steadicam or a dolly cam?
In "Fire Island", it can be argued that the mud scene between Noah and Will showcases this style of lighting
What is low-key lighting?
The visual lines created by the grass, the lake and the trees adhere to this visual principle of composition
What is the rule of thirds?