FILM & TV GLOSSARY
UKFILMNET FILM & TELEVISION PRODUCTION GLOSSARY
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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). | ||