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Site: DIGITAL MEDIA SKILLS GATEWAY
Course: DIGITAL MEDIA SKILLS GATEWAY (DIGITAL MEDIA SKILLS GATEWAY)
Glossary: FILM & TV GLOSSARY

extreme close-up

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a framing in which the scale of object is very large; most commonly, a small object or a part of the body. Also called detail shot

extreme long shot

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a framing in which the scale of the object shown is very small; a panoramic view of an exterior location photographed from a considerable distance, often as far as a quarter-mile away.

eyeline match

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a cut obeying the axis of action principle, in which the first shot shows a person looking off in one direction and the following shot shows a nearby space containing what he or she sees. If the person looks left, the following shot should imply that the looker is off-screen right.

fade (1)

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a dark screen that gradually brightens as a shot appears.

fade (2)

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a shot gradually darkens as the screen goes black (or brightens to pure white or to a colour).