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What is "Full Frame" ?
The equivalent digital sensor size to a 35mm strip of film is referred to as this. The Canon 5D is an example of a camera that uses this size sensor.
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What is a "prime lens" ?
This type of lens has a fixed focal length
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What is "Depth of field"?
The distance between the points at which subjects come into and fall out of focus is referred to with this photographic term.
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What is the "iris"?
The opening and closing of this controls exposure
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What is an "establishing shot" ?
A shot that sets the scene, or location. (sometimes shot by a B unit)
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What is APS-C ?
A specific size of C-MOS sensor, it is 1.6x smaller than a "full frame" sensor.
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What is "focal length" ?
This is determined by the distance between the optical center of the lens and the focal plane.
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What is "Shallow"?
This term refers to a DoF that is minimal. Also describes a kiddie pool or The Kardashians.
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What is "less light"?
Higher f/Stop numbers (ie 22) mean this amount of light.
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What is a "master shot" ?
A shot that covers the entire scene, usually the first to be filmed for "safety" reasons.
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What is h.264 ?
The Canon 7D records files compressed with this codec.
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What is "Long" or "telephoto"?
To achieve a "zoomed-in" look, one would use this type of focal length
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What is "focal length"?
Shallow DoF helps to separate a subject from the background. It is obtained by combining close proximity from camera to subject, increased aperture opening, and longer measurements of this (a function of the distance between the focal plane and the optica
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What is "ISO" ?
ASA, aka Ei, aka this standard measurement index is expressed in a numerical scale that describes lower to higher sensitivity
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What is the "20/30 rule" ? (20mm, 30 degrees)
This rule establishes that two subsequent shots need to have a varied enough focal length and camera angle in order to prevent pop-ins or unwanted jump cuts.
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What is a CF card?
The Canon 7D records on these types of cards.
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What is "50mm" ? (ideally below 35mm)
In traditional photography, wide angle refers to focal lengths below this mark.
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What is "compression"?
Lenses with longer focal lengths do this to the background.
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What is "digital noise" ?
Higher ISO means more sensitivity and the ability to shoot in lower light. In video, however, it also means, ____, which could be viewed as a negative.
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What is the "Axis" ?
The 180 degree rule states that the camera must remain on one side of "this" in order to preserve spacial relation between two characters.
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What is "12 minutes or 4GB"?
Due to the FAT 32 formatting of the CF cards used on the Canon 7D, recording of single clips is limited to this length/file size.
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What is "angle of view" ?
Focal length determines to what extent light rays are distorted by the lens. This distortion determines how much we can see in frame (known technically as this term)
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What is "Critical focus"?
It is possible to pop in on a subject by pressing a button. This allows this "critical" concept.
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What is "160" ?
On the 7D, it is best to set your ISO to increments of this number.
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What is an "overhead camera plan" ?
This document can help you organize your camera setups in terms of where they will be on set, allowing you to save previous time!
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