NZQA Expiring unit standard
15118 version 3
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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of film and television camera shots
Level
2
Credits
2
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate
knowledge of the types of camera shots and of the mountings
which allow camera movement during shots.
Classification
Film and Television > Film and Television Camera
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
None.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of the types of camera shots.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Camera shots are described according to the framing and subject of the shot.
Range
1.2
Camera shots are described according to the camera angle at which they are
shot.
Range
1.3
high angle, eye-level shot, low angle.
Camera shots are described according to the camera movement which
generated them.
Range
1.4
from extreme close-up (ECU) through to close-up (CU) and midshot (MS), long shot (LS) and wide shot (WS).
static, pan, tilt, track in, track out, crab.
Camera shots are described according to their purpose in a sequence.
Range
establishing or master shot, point of view shot, cutaway shot.
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SSB Code 130301
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NZQA Expiring unit standard
15118 version 3
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Outcome 2
Demonstrate knowledge of the mountings which allow camera movement during shots.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Mountings are described in terms of their use in achieving camera shots.
Range
2.2
dolly, crane, tripod, studio pedestal, rostrum.
Use of the body as a mount is described in terms of its effects in achieving
camera shots.
Range
hand-held, steadicam.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
20 August 1998
31 December 2016
Revision
2
12 December 2001
31 December 2016
Review
3
17 April 2014
31 December 2016
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0226
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Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
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CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
NZQA National Qualifications Services
SSB Code 130301
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016