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22 Cards in this Set
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Pan
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To turn the camera horizontally
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Tilt
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To point the camera up or down
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Cant
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To tilt the camera sideways
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Pedestal
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To turn the camera up or down using a studio pedestal
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Dolly
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To move the camera toward (dolly in) or away from (dolly out) a subject
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Truck (track)
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To move the camera laterally by means of a mobile camera mount
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Arc
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To move the camera in a slightly curved dolly or truck
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Crane (boom)
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To move the boom of the camera crane up or down
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Tongue
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To move the boom with the camera from left to right or from right to left
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Zoom
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To change the focal length of the lens through the use of a zoom control while the camera remains stationary
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Jib Arm
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A small camera crane that can be operated by the cameraperson
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Mounting Head (Pan-and-Tilt Head)
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A device that connects the camera to its support
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Mounting Shoe (Quick-Release Plate)
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A small rectangular plate that attaches to the bottom of the camera. Makes it easy to attach a camcorder in a balanced position.
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Shutter Speed
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A camera control that reduces the blurring of bright, fast moving objects. The higher the shutter speed, the less blurring occurs but the more light is needed.
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Studio Pedestal
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A heavy camera dolly that permits raising and lower the camera while on air
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Tripod (Sticks)
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A three-legged camera mount
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Spreader
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A triangular base mount that locks the tip in place and prevents the legs from spreading no matter the weight put on them.
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Calibrate the zoom lens
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To present a zoom lens to keep in focus throughout the zoom
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Manual focus
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To ensure sharp, clear pictures. Stay in focus by turning a twist grip on the left panning handle.
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Auto Focus
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These work well save for very bright or low contrast scenes, or they can’t detect exactly which object to bring into focus.
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Shutter Speed
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Avoid image blur when shooting a fast moving object. The faster the speed, the higher the shutter speed. The higher the shutter speed, the more light you need.
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White Balance
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The adjustments of the color circuits in the camera to produce white color in lighting of various color temperatures (relative reddishness or bluishness of white light)
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