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22 Cards in this Set
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Aspect Ratio
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the ratio of the width of the television screen to its height (standard television STV is 4 x 3, high def television HDTV is 16 x 9)
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Nonsymmetrical Framing
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When a prominent horizontal line can be divided by a vertical object located at about 2/5 or 1/3 the distance from the left/right edge. It’s more interesting if the screen isn’t divided in two halves.
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Field of View
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The portion of a scene visible through a particular lens, its vista
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Long Shot (LS)
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Object seen from far away or framed very loosely. The extreme long shot shows the object from a great distance. (aka establishing shot)
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Medium Shot (MS)
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Object seen from a medium distance. Covers any framing between a long shot and a close-up.
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Close-Up (CU)
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Object or any part of it seen at close range or framed tightly.
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Cross Shot (X/S)
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Similar to the over the shoulder shot except that the camera near person is completely out of the shot
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Over-the-Shoulder Shot (O/S)
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Camera looks over the camera-near person’s shoulder (shoulder and back of the head included in shot) at the other person.
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Headroom
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The space between the top of the head and the upper screen edge
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Leadroom
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The space in front of a laterally moving object or person
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Noseroom
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The space in front of a person looking or pointing toward the edge of the screen)
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Graphic Vector
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Created by lines or an arrangement of stationary objets that lead the eye in a general direction (building)
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Vector
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A directional screen force.
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Index Vector
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Created by something that points unquestionably in a specific direction (arrow, street sign, pointing)
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Motion Vector
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Created by an object that is moving (bird in flight)
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Depth of Field
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The area in which al objects, located at different distances from the camera, appear in focus. Depends primarily on the focal length of the lens, its f-stop, and the distance from the camera to the object.
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Great Depth of Field
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Wide angle position, objects widely scattered along the z-axis are all in focus
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Shallow Depth of Field
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Narrow angle position, focused on the foreground object while objects in the middle and background are out of focus
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Psychological Closure
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Mentally filling in missing visual information that will lead to a complete and stable configuration (closure)
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Z-Axis
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Indicates screen depth. Extends from camera lens to horizon.
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Scanning Area
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The total area seen by the camera. The image is transmitted fully, but the edges and corners do not usually make it to Th.e tav at home.
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Essential Area
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The portion of the picture that reaches the viewer - it contains all the important area. The meat of the picture.
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