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What is an Aerial Shot?
What is an Arc Shot?
A shot in which the subject is circled by the camera.
What does a Bridging Shot do?
It covers a break in time or other continuity breaks.
Define a Close Up Shot.
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What characterizes a Medium Shot?
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What is a Long Shot?
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Describe a Cowboy Shot.
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What is Deep Focus?
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Explain a Dolly Zoom.
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What is a Dutch Tilt?
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Define an Establishing Shot.
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What is a Handheld Shot?
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What is a Low Angle Shot?
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Define a High Angle Shot.
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What is a Locked-Down Shot?
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Explain a Library Shot.
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What is a Matte Shot?
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Define a Money Shot.
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What is an Over-The-Shoulder Shot?
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Describe a Pan Shot.
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What is a POV Shot?
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Define a Sequence Shot.
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What is a Steadicam Shot?
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Describe a Tilt Shot.
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What is a Top Shot?
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Define a Tracking Shot.
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What is a Two-Shot?
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Describe a Whip Pan.
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What is a Zoom Shot?
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Define a Crane Shot.
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Study Notes
Camera Shots and Angles
- Aerial Shot: Captured from a high vantage point using cranes or helicopters, often used to establish exotic locations.
- Arc Shot: Involves the camera circling around the subject, creating a dynamic perspective.
- Bridging Shot: Covers transitions in time or continuity, such as animating a moving line on a map.
- Close Up Shot: Focuses closely on a specific detail, like a subject's face, highlighting emotional expressions.
- Medium Shot: Frames the subject from the waist or knees up, balancing context with detail.
- Long Shot: Showcases the full body of the subject along with their environment, providing spatial context.
- Cowboy Shot: Frames the subject from mid-thigh up; commonly used in Western films to enhance character presence.
- Deep Focus: Maintains sharp focus across foreground, middle ground, and background, enhancing depth in scenes.
- Dolly Zoom: Simultaneously moves the camera closer to or further from the subject while adjusting zoom, creating a striking visual effect.
- Dutch Tilt: Involves tilting the camera to a diagonal angle to evoke a sense of disorientation.
- Establishing Shot: Provides an overview of the spatial relationships within a scene, typically from a distance.
- Handheld Shot: Shot with a moving camera to create a raw, documentary-style feel, often shaky.
- Low Angle Shot: Captured from below eye level, making subjects appear powerful or intimidating.
- High Angle Shot: Taken from above eye level, making subjects appear weak or vulnerable.
- Locked-Down Shot: Camera remains static while action unfolds outside its frame.
- Library Shot: A pre-existing footage of a location, indicating a low-budget or older production.
- Matte Shot: Combines foreground action with a digitally created or traditionally painted background.
- Money Shot: High-cost shot that aims to captivate the audience, often visually striking.
- Over-The-Shoulder Shot: Captures the perspective from behind a subject, emphasizing connections during conversations.
- Pan Shot: Involves horizontal movement of the camera around a fixed axis to transition between different areas of a scene.
- POV Shot: Presents the scene from a character's visual perspective, immersing viewers in their experience.
- Sequence Shot: A continuous, unedited shot that captures the complete scene, providing an uninterrupted narrative.
- Steadicam Shot: Provides smooth camera movement, enhancing fluidity in scenes without the shakiness of handheld shots.
- Tilt Shot: Involves vertical movement of the camera, capturing action or emotion.
- Top Shot: Offers a direct overhead view of a scene, also known as Bird's-Eye-View, enhancing spatial relationships.
- Tracking Shot: Follows a moving subject parallel to its path, more refined than panning and elegant in execution.
- Two-Shot: A medium shot featuring two characters, useful for establishing relationships and interactions.
- Whip Pan: Fast side-to-side camera movement creating a blur effect, used for dynamic transitions.
- Zoom Shot: Utilizes a variable focal length lens, allowing distance adjustment from the subject without moving the camera.
- Crane Shot: Involves vertical movement via a crane, often used to enhance emotional moments or signify farewells.
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Test your knowledge on various camera shots and angles used in filmmaking. This quiz covers definitions and specific details about each shot, from aerial shots to dolly zooms. Perfect for aspiring filmmakers and cinematographers!