Style and the Camera (Discussion)

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

• Illustrations from Television chapter 6.