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  2. Wide shot - Wikipedia

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    An extreme wide shot in the trailer to the 1963 film Cleopatra gives an expansive view of the set.. In photography, filmmaking and video production, a wide shot (sometimes referred to as a full shot or long shot) is a shot that typically shows the entire object or human figure and is usually intended to place it in some relation to its surroundings. [1]

  3. Camera angle - Wikipedia

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    Extreme wide shot; Very wide shot; Wide shot; Medium shot; Two shot; Medium close-up; Close-up; Extreme close-up; Where the camera is placed in relation to the subject can affect the way the viewer perceives the subject. Some of these many camera angles are the high-angle shot, low-angle shot, bird's-eye view, and worm's-eye view. A viewpoint ...

  4. Glossary of motion picture terms - Wikipedia

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    Also one-shot cinema, one-take film, single-take film, continuous-shot film, or oner. A feature-length motion picture filmed in one long, uninterrupted take by a single camera, or edited in such a way as to give the impression that it was. opening credits (for a film) opening shot (for a scene) over cranking over the shoulder shot (OTS)

  5. List of abbreviations in photography - Wikipedia

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    An informal abbreviation used in discussion forums. Usually subjective, though some studies have analysed mathematically quantifiable components of image quality. [18] IR: Infrared. The electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than about 700 nm and not visible to the human eye. [19] IS: Image stabilization. Technology to minimize image ...

  6. Widescreen - Wikipedia

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    Films shot in CinemaScope or Panavision are usually projected at a 2.39:1 aspect ratio, though the historical aspect ratio can be 2.66:1 (original separate magnetic sound aspect ratio), 2.55:1 (original four-track magnetic sound aspect ratio) or 2.35:1 (original mono optical sound aspect ratio, and much later "stereo variable-area" aspect ratio ...

  7. Headroom (photographic framing) - Wikipedia

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    In extreme close-ups, the top of the head is out of the frame, [1] but the concept of headroom still applies via the rule of thirds. This also changes when one is shooting an extreme wide-shot. The subject can still be placed correctly for rule of thirds, but have a significant amount of space between his/her head and the top from frame.

  8. Cinematic techniques - Wikipedia

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    Extreme close-up A shot framed so closely as to show only a portion of the face or of some object. Extreme long shot A shot in which the human figure would be extremely insignificant compared to its surroundings. A panoramic view photographed from a considerable distance and made up essentially of landscape or distant background. Fade in/out

  9. List of acronyms: X - Wikipedia

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    initialism = an abbreviation pronounced wholly or partly using the names of its constituent letters, e.g., CD = compact disc, pronounced cee dee; pseudo-blend = an abbreviation whose extra or omitted letters mean that it cannot stand as a true acronym, initialism, or portmanteau (a word formed by combining two or more words).