Difference between revisions of "Style and the Camera (Discussion)"
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Using illustration from ''Television'', define each of these terms. | Using illustration from ''Television'', define each of these terms. | ||
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#Focal length | #Focal length | ||
#Depth of field | #Depth of field | ||
#Shallow/deep focus | #Shallow/deep focus | ||
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#Definition or resolution | #Definition or resolution | ||
#*Scan lines | #*Scan lines | ||
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#Analog versus digital | #Analog versus digital | ||
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#Framing conventions (XLS to XCU), using a human as an example | #Framing conventions (XLS to XCU), using a human as an example | ||
#High and low angle | #High and low angle | ||
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#*Hand-held and Steadicam | #*Hand-held and Steadicam | ||
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#Aspect ratio | #Aspect ratio | ||
#Widescreen | #Widescreen |
Revision as of 01:39, 17 September 2009
Using illustration from Television, define each of these terms.
Group 1
- Focal length
- Depth of field
- Shallow/deep focus
Group 2
- Definition or resolution
- Scan lines
- High definition versus standard definition
- Analog versus digital
Group 3
- Framing conventions (XLS to XCU), using a human as an example
- High and low angle
- Different camera movements
- Panning/Tilting
- Dollying/tracking
- Craning
- Hand-held and Steadicam
Group 4
- Aspect ratio
- Widescreen
- Anamorphic
- Masked
- Converting widescreen to standard TV
- Letterbox
- Pan and Scan
Bibliography
- Butler, Jeremy G. Television: Critical Methods and Applications. Mahweh, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2007.