Jargon: Shooting Terms
(verb) (pedestal) Vertical camera move ("boom up," "boom down") often making use of a boom or a jib.
Visual make-up of a scene, including such variables as balance, framing, field of view and texture, which are all aesthetic considerations. Good composition techniques create an image that's pleasing to view.
Shot of something other than the principal action that is shown while the principal action continues. A cutaway is frequently used as transitional footage or to avoid a jump cut.
(DoF) Range in front of a camera's lens in which objects appear in focus. The DoF varies with subject-to-camera distance, focal length of a camera lens and the aperture setting.
Camera movement toward or away from a subject. Dollying in or out results in a more dramatic change in perspective than zooming in o…
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