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UNIT 1
Camera Composition
Objectives:
 Describe the roles that visuals play in multi-media production
 Name, recognize, and create the various shots commonly composed in
video production.
 Understand the concept of headroom and lead room
 Storyboard the video, audio and time of a simple video program
VOCABULARY: Using the Internet, define each of the terms below as they
apply to video production. Find a picture on the Internet that illustrates each
highlighted concept, and copy & paste it into this document.
Close-up (CU)
Extreme close-up (ECU)
Medium Close Up (MCU)
Medium shot (MS)
Headroom
Leadroom
Long shot (LS)
Establishing shot
Two-Shot
Over-the-shoulder shot (OTS)
Flat angle
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Low angle
High angle
Rule of Thirds
Treatment
Storyboard
Shot sheet or shot list
Pan
Tilt
Zoom
Dolly
Truck
Depth of Field
Continuity
Composition
Aspect Ratio
White Balance
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Focal Length
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