Production Terminology Test

Composition

Composition

• What might a pan be used for?• What might a tilt be used for?• What might a canted shot be used for?• What is the media term for storyline?• List, in order of appearance the production

rules that are followed in this clip - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKWGx51OUps

1. Master Shot - It is often a long shot and can sometimes perform a double function as an establishing shot

2. Close Up - A photograph or a film or television shot in which the subject is tightly framed and shown at a relatively large scale.

3. Mid Shot - The mid shot shows some part of the subject in more detail, whilst still showing enough for the audience to feel as if they were looking at the whole subject

4. Long Shot – A photograph or a film or television shot in which the subject is shown at a relatively small scale.

5. Point-of-View Shot – is shot as if the viewer were looking through the eyes of a specific 6. Wide Shot – shows an entire character from head to toe and will show the setting7. Two Shot – shows two characters.8. Over the Shoulder - is a close-up of a character as seen over-the-shoulder of another

person in the foreground. 9. Depth of field – shallow depth of field10. Depth of field – deep depth of field11. To follow someone walking; to show location12. To show a high building; to look up at someone tall13. To show POV of someone drunk14. Narrative15. Match-on-action, shot-reverse-shot, 180 degree rule

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