Audio and Video Productions Room 706

ISO Determines sensitivity of image sensor to light.

White balance  Sets all colors based on environment’s light

Digital zoom  Camera enlarges image affects resolution

Shutter Speed  Setting that allows for shooting moving subject without blurring.

Focus  Sharpness or clarity of an image

Focal length  Distance from the lens to the imaging sensor

Decibels  Measurement used for gain

F-stops  Measurement used for iris

Aperture  Opening created by the iris, controls light

MOD  Point at which a subject is too close for lens to focus

Sequence  A segment of a program, usually a few minutes long, consisting of related, organized material

Camera Angle  A distictive, identifiable way of framing subjects from a particular position at a particular image size.

Extreme long shot The figure is tiny and indistinct in a very large area

Long Shot  The figure is small in the frame ( half the frame height or less)

Medium Long shot  The standing human is distinct and somewhat closer, but with considerable head and foot room

Full Shot  The standing figure fills the screen from top to bottom. Often with just a small amount of head and foot room.

Three-quarter shot  The shot shows the subject from about the knees to the top of the head.

Medium Shot  The shot shows the subject from the beltline to the top of the head.

Medium Close Up  The shot shows the subject from about the solar plexus to the top of the head.

Close Up  The shot shows the subject from the shoulders to the top of the head

Big CloseUp  The shot shows the subject from below the chin to the forehead or hairline.

Extreme closeup  The shot shows the subject from the base of the nose to the eyebrows