Friday, 10 May 2024, 1:44 AM
Site: DIGITAL MEDIA SKILLS GATEWAY
Course: DIGITAL MEDIA SKILLS GATEWAY (DIGITAL MEDIA SKILLS GATEWAY)
Glossary: FILM & TV GLOSSARY
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short | |
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a film usually less than 30 minutes in length. | |
shot (1) | |
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in shooting, one uninterrupted run of the camera to expose a series of frames. Also called a take. | |
shot (2) | |
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In the finished film, one uninterrupted image with a single (static or mobile) framing. | |
shot/reverse shot | |
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two or more shots edited together that alternate characters, typically in a conversation situation. In continuity editing, characters in one framing usually look left, in the other framing, right. Over-the-shoulder framings are common in shot/reverse-shot editing. | |
side lighting | |
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lighting coming from one side of a person or a object, usually in order to create a sense of volume, to bring out surface tensions, or to fill in areas left shadowed by light from another source. | |