TFM 160- Chapter 1 Questions And Answers

TFM 160- Chapter 1 Questions And Answers Cinematic language - Answer-The accepted system, method, or conventions by which the movies communicate with the viewer (3). Shot - Answer-One uninterrupted run of the camera. A shot can be as short or as long as the director wants, but it can't exceed the length of the film stock camera. Compare setup. (5) Editing - Answer-The process by which the editor combines and coordinates individual shots into a cinematic whole; basic creative force of cinema. (5) Cut - Answer-A direct change from one shot to another; that is, the precise point at which shot A ends and shot B begins; one result of cutting (5). Close-up (CU) - Answer-A shot that often shows a part of the body filling the frame-- traditionally a face, but possibly a hand, eye, or mouth. Fade-in/Fade-out - Answer-Transitional devices in which a shot fades in from a black field on blackand-white film or from a color field on color film, or fades out to a black field (or color field). Compare dissolve. (7) Low-angle shot - Answer-Also known as low shot. A shot that is made with the camera below the action and that typically places the observer in a position of inferiority. Compare high-angle shot. (7) Cutting on action - Answer-A