8 terms
Camera movement in cinematography is any change in camera position or orientation during a shot, used to reveal space, follow action and shape emotion.
A close-up in cinematography is a shot that frames a subject tightly, usually a face from the shoulders up, to reveal emotion and detail.
A dolly shot is a camera movement in which the camera travels on a wheeled platform, moving physically toward, away from or alongside the subject.
An establishing shot is a cinematography shot, usually wide, that opens a scene by showing where and when it takes place before the action moves closer.
A medium shot frames a person from about the waist up, balancing facial expression and body language, and is a core shot size in cinematography.
A rack focus is a cinematography technique that shifts sharp focus from one subject to another within a single continuous shot.
A tracking shot in cinematography is a shot in which the whole camera travels through space to follow or move with a subject during the take.
A wide shot is a cinematography framing that shows a subject in full within its surroundings, establishing location, scale and spatial relationships.