Kinds of Shots
This kind of shot is generally the best to use when trying to show emotion on someone's face.
What is a close-up (CU)?
This is when you are progressing from shot to shot with no jumps in time.
What is "continuity" editing?
This classic film is famous for its deep depth of field shots.
What is "Citizen Kane"?
This is the difference between a take and a shot.
What is a shot made up of takes?
This is when the camera reveals something as the front of the camera moves up and down.
What is a "tilt reveal"?
A close-up of a person's face, a close-up of a person's fingers as they type, and a close-up of part of the computer screen would be this type of shot in a scene of someone typing on a laptop.
What is an insert?
When cutting together a glance/object pair, this is what you need to show first.
What is showing either one first?
This film is famous for looking like most of it was filmed in a single shot.
What is "1917"?
This is what "C" stands for in "Scene 2C"
What is the third shot in the scene?
In a scene where Character T is standing and Character N is sitting, this is what you would need to do to facilitate an eyeline match.
What is film Character T looking down?
This extra footage before saying "action" and after saying "cut" can be very useful when it comes to editing.
What is "pad"?
This is something that is not included in a typical shot list
What are takes?
This practice can be used to draw the viewer's attention from one object (or person) in your shot to another.
What is "racking focus"?
This is what the abbreviation "TRT" stands for.
This is the appropriate time to record the gray card.
What is immediately after each time you white balance?
This is what should be said when you are ready for your camera operator to start filming.
What is "roll camera"?
This is what you should say to your audio operator to start recording on the audio recorder.
What is "roll sound"?
This is what should be done when slating a shot you are about to film.
What is writing the scene/shot/take and saying all of this out loud?
This is how a camera operator should respond to acknowledge that they've started recording.
What is "rolling"?