Exam 4: Fundamentals of Composition

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Matching: -Also called a bust shot.

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Cinemascope's 2.5:1 aspect ratio is wider than Panavision's.

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When films shot in Cinemascope or Panavision are shown on NTSC's 4:3 aspect ratio screens without Cutting off the left and right sides of the picture, they are usually reduced to format.

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The shot is purposely composed out of balance: there's an "empty" space left in the shot, often behind the talent's back.

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Matching: -When using a human subject, a shot from approximately six inches above the waist up to slightly above the head.

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Matching: -A way to present a wide-screen format film on television without chopping off the left and right sides of the picture.

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It's standard practice to place the camera lens at or slightly below the talent's eye level whether the talent is standing or seated to make the talent look submissive.

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Matching: -A motion picture format with an aspect ratio of 2.5:1.

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The Rule of Thirds could not be violated by putting too much headroom in your shot.

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Matching: -A shot in which an area, often behind the talent's back, is intentionally left empty to unbalance the composition and create viewer anxiety.

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To produce a canted angle shot the camera must be placed slightly off level to convey extremes of motion or mood.

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Matching: -When using a human subject, a shot from the feet up. When there is more than one subject in the scene, a shot showing all subjects roughly from the feet up. Also called an "establishing" shot.

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Matching: -Director's shorthand for a shot of two people (three people). A)Aspect ratio B)Bust shot C)Canted angles D)Central point of interest E)Cinemascope format F)Closure G)Composition H)Extreme Close-Up (ECU) I)Extreme Long Shot (ELS) J)Framing K)Golden mean L)H&S shot M)HDTV N)Knee Shot O)Leadroom principle P)Letterbox format Q)Long Shot (LS) R)Medium Close-Up (MCU) S)Medium Long Shot (MLS) T)Medium Shot (MS) U)Noseroom V)NTSC W)OTS X)Picture cutoff Y)Reverse leadroom Z)Rule of thirds Aa) Shot Nomenclature Bb)Two Shot (or three shot)

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Matching: -In the U.S., a digital TV format using a 16:9 aspect ratio and 1125 scan lines, rather than the 4:3 aspect ratio and 525 lines of analog NTSC video.

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Matching: -When using a human subject, a shot from just below the waistline up.

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Matching: -Director's shorthand for a shot in which talent is framed from just above or below the knee to slightly above the top of the head.

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What do the numbers in a 4:3 aspect ratio refer to?

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This is a/an: This is a/an:

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Matching: -The part of any shot one wishes to emphasize more than all others.

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