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Revision as of 17:46, 18 September 2008

Using illustration from Television, define each of these terms.

Group 1

  1. Focal length
  2. Depth of field
  3. Shallow/deep focus

Group 2

  1. Definition or resolution
    • Scan lines
    • High definition versus standard definition
  2. Analog versus digital

Group 3

  1. Framing conventions (XLS to XCU), using a human as an example
  2. High and low angle
  3. Different camera movements
    • Panning/Tilting
    • Dollying/tracking
    • Craning
    • Hand-held and Steadicam

Group 4

  1. Aspect ratio
  2. Widescreen
    • Anamorphic
    • Masked
  3. Converting widescreen to standard TV
    • Letterbox
    • Pan and Scan

Bibliography

  1. Butler, Jeremy G. Television: Critical Methods and Applications. Mahweh, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2007.

External links

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