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is a cinematography guideline that states that two characters in a scene should maintain the same left/right relationship to one another . When the camera passes over the invisible axis connecting the two subjects, it is called crossing the line and
180 degree rule
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is the taking of photographs of the ground from an elevated/direct-down position. Usually the camera is not supported by a ground-based structure.
Aerial shot
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tracking and dollying at the same time, i.e. simultaneous side-to-side and in-and-out movement.
Arc
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in filmmaking, television production, still photography and the comic ***** medium is a type of shot, which tightly frames a person or an object.
Close up
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the difference between tones in a television picture, photograph, etc.
Contrast
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is a cinematic technique in which the camera moves closer or further from the subject while simultaneously adjusting the zoom angle to keep the subject the same size in the frame.
Dolly Zoom
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is usually the first shot of a new scene, designed to show the audience where the action is taking place. It is usually a very wide shot or extreme wide shot.
Establishing Shot
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The shot is so tight that only a detail of the subject, such as someone's eyes, can be seen. Lean-In: when the juxtaposition of shots in a sequence, usually in a scene of dialogue, starts with medium or long shots, for example, and ends with close-up
Extreme close up
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Eyeline Match
is a film editing technique associated with the continuity editing system. It is based on the premise that an audience will want to see what the character on-screen is seeing.
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technique in which a camera is held in the camera operator's hands as opposed to being mounted on a tripod or other base.
Handheld shot
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where the camera looks down on the subject from a high angle and the point of focus often gets "swallowed up."
High angle
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Jump Cut
an abrupt transition from one scene to another.
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Low angle
a photograph or film sequence taken from below the subject.
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angle shot from a medium distance.
Medium shot
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is a shot of someone or something taken from the perspective or camera angle from the shoulder of another person.
Over the shoulder shot
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The camera is zoomed in — just enough so the viewers can't see the whole set. Then the camera zooms out a bit, or cuts to a wider view.
Pull back reveal
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a cinema or television shot of two people together.
Two shot
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camera pans so quickly that the picture blurs into indistinct streaks.
Whip pan
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is the taking of photographs of the ground from an elevated/direct-down position. Usually the camera is not supported by a ground-based structure.

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Aerial shot

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tracking and dollying at the same time, i.e. simultaneous side-to-side and in-and-out movement.

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in filmmaking, television production, still photography and the comic ***** medium is a type of shot, which tightly frames a person or an object.

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the difference between tones in a television picture, photograph, etc.

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