Monday, December 6, 2010

1st Semester Final Study Guide: Part 1, Camera Angles

Here it is, your study guide! It will be available through finals week and beyond, (except when finals are actually given, just in case you were tempted to call up this page on your cell phone, which you shouldn't be using in class anyhow). The answers are below, you may have to scroll a bit to read them.

Best of luck to all of you, my wonderful students! You have great brains and you will do just fine.

Ms Hawks


Pt 1:  Camera Angles & Techniques
1. Camera angle which shows an object in great detail, such as a bit of a face, like an eye that fills the screen.
2. Camera angle where the camera is placed near the ground and shoots up.
3. Camera movement that focuses in or out to make an object larger or smaller.
4. Camera movement where the camera is moved upward or downward along a vertical axis.
5. A camera shot taken as if through a character’s eyes.
6. A camera shot where a subject enters or exits the frame while the camera is in a fixed position.
7. A camera shot where the subject is kept inside the frame as they move about. 
 8. A camera shot where camera is positioned behind someone’s shoulder, usually as they have a conversation with a second subject.
9. A camera shot where a subject’s entire body is in the frame, with head and feet near the top and bottom of the frame.
10. Camera angle where an object fills the screen, or a face is shot from the neck up.
11. Camera angle that shows a scene from a distance, so that most of the scene is on the screen and location is easily understood.
12. Camera angle where the camera is elevated and shoots down.
13. Camera movement where the camera is pushed toward or away from the filmed object. 
14. To turn or rotate a camera horizontally. 
15. A camera shot taken of a subject from about the waist up.
16. A camera shot where a subject enters the frame and the camera then follows their movements.
17. A camera angle where the camera is slanted and not level with the horizon.
18. Camera shots where two characters’ views of each other are shown, often used in conversation and often using two cameras.
19. Angle that is taken from the ground, filming straight up. 
20. Guideline of filming that states that two subjects in the same scene should always have the same left/right relationship to each other, and that the camera always stays within the same imaginary half circle around them.
21. Angle that is taken from the air, or up high, filming straight down.
22. Camera movement that follows alongside a subject as they move, or moves around their body.
23. Framing a subject from the chest up.
24. Usually the first shot of a film, that shows where the film takes place and gives the setting, and often, the main character or characters.
25. One continuous shot where the actors play out an entire scene, shot in wide angle.




Pt 1: Camera Angles & Techniques: Answers
1. Extreme Closeup
2. Low Angle
3. Zoom
4. Tilt
5. POV/Point of View
6. Let In or Let Out
7. Follow shot
8. Over the Shoulder
9. Full Shot
10. Close up or Choker
11. Wide Angle
12. High Angle
13. Dolly
14. Pan
15. Medium Shot
16. Let In and Follow
17. Canted or Dutch Angle
18. Reverse shots
19. Worm's Eye View
20. 180 Degree Rule
21. Birds' Eye View
22. Track or Truck
23. Medium Close Up or Bust Shot
24. Establishing Shot
25. Master Shot

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