Lifelong Learning Institute: SILENTS, PLEASE: Spring 2004

FILM TERMS

the camera:

types of shots (camera set-ups):

distance-related shots:

angle-related shots:

within the camera:

  • 16-18 fps: silent era (1895-1927)
  • 24 fps: sound era (1927-present)

focus of the camera:

camera movement:

camera extensions:

lighting:

other important terms:

editing: the process by which film is cut into discrete shots and then joined with other shots

punctuation:

editing techniques:

spatial:

temporal:

spatial, temporal, and/or conceptual:

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