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Site: DIGITAL MEDIA SKILLS GATEWAY
Course: DIGITAL MEDIA SKILLS GATEWAY (DIGITAL MEDIA SKILLS GATEWAY)
Glossary: FILM & TV GLOSSARY
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focus in, out

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a punctuation device in which the image gradually comes into focus or goes out of the focus.

following shot

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a shot with framing that shifts to keep a moving figure onscreen; that is, a shot that follows a moving figure.

forelengthening

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the linear distortion caused by wide-angle lens; the perception of depth is exaggerated.

foreshortening

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the distortion caused by a telephoto lens; the illusion of depth is compressed.

form

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the general system of relationships among the parts of a film