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Cinematography

Anamorphic A method of creating a wide screen image with standard film, using a special lens on the camera and projector that compresses the width of the image that is exposed on the film and then expands it when projected.
Aspect Ratio The proportions of the frame. In 16mm and 35mm the camera photographs a slightly square image, with an aspect ratio of 1.33 to 1.
B ROLL is supplemental or alternate footage intercut with the main shot in an interview or documentary.
Camera/Cinema a device that records images, either as a still photograph or as moving images known as videos or movies.
Cinema Scope was an anamorphic lens series used from 1953 to 1967 for shooting widescreen movies, and marked the beginning of the modern anamorphic format in both principal photography and movie projection.
Deep Focus Deep focus is a photographic and cinematographic technique incorporating a large depth of field.
Depth of Field and Focus Focal length and diaphragm aperture affect the depth of field of a scene that is, how much the background, mid-ground and foreground will be rendered in "acceptable focus" (only one exact plane of the image is in precise focus) on the film or video target.
Diaphragm Aperture Like in photography, the control of the exposed image is done in the lens with the control of the diaphragm aperture. The choice of the aperture also affects image quality (aberrations) and depth of field.
Film Stock is photographic film on which motion pictures are shot and reproduced.
Filters such as diffusion filters or color-effect filters, are also widely used to enhance mood or dramatic effects.
Focal Length The focal length of an optical system is a measure of how strongly it converges (focuses) or diverges (defocuses) light.
Framing The "framing" of a shot simply indicates where the cinematographer has placed the borders of an image.
Lighting the deliberate application of light to achieve some aesthetic or practical effect.
Matte Shot A double exposure that does not meld two images on top of each other, but masks off part of the frame for one exposure and the opposite area for another exposure.
Rack Focus A shot where focus is changed while shooting. Unlike a Follow Focus shot, a rack focus shot is usually done not from the necessity of keeping someone in focus but to shift attention from one thing to another.
Reverse Shot A shot from the other side of the previous shot (though preferably on the same side of the 180 Line), such as cutting between two characters talking, a person exiting and entering though a doorway, a reaction shot and P.O.V. shot, etc.
Shallow Focus Shallow focus is a photographic and cinematographic technique incorporating a small depth of field. Shallow focus typically is used to emphasize one part of the image over another.
Slow Motion or slowmo is an effect in film-making whereby time appears to be slowed down.
Steadicam stabilizing mount for a motion picture camera, which mechanically isolates the operator's movement from the camera, allowing a very smooth shot even when the operator is moving quickly over an uneven surface.
Widescreen A widescreen image is a film, computer or television image with a wider and shorter aspect ratio than the standard Academy frame developed during the classical Hollywood cinema era.