Videography

The space from the top of a person's head to the top of the TV screen.

The relationship of the width of the TV screen to it's height.

An imaginary 180 degree line that the camera should never cross once established.

The distance between the closest and furtherest point from a camera that are in focus.

A shot so magnified that only part of the subject appears in the frame.

Scanning horizontally with the camera while the tripod stays in the same place.

The distance from the tip of a person's nose to the edge of the frame.

An individual video clip recorded to be part of a larger whole.

A series of silent shots accompanied by music.

Moving the camera parallel to the left or right of the subject.

Captures the shoulders and head of the subject.

Gives the impression that you are seeing things through the character's eyes.

A shot that captures the subject from above the knees to the tip of the head.

A smooth camera movement directly toward or away from the subject.

Changing the focus of the camera while it is recording.

The distance in front of a moving subject as seen in the shot.

An extreme long shot used to tell the audience when and where a program takes place.

A composition technique that places all important subject matter at intersections.

The function that forces the camera to see an object as white.

A shot made with the camera positioned to observe the most action in the performance.

A shot that gives the impression that we are looking over that person's shoulder.

Footage of things relating to the topic and it's associated natural sound.

Usually a tight shot that shows the character's reaction to something.

Sketches that portray the shot composition.

Moving the camera in a curved truck around the main subject in the shot.