Cinematic Technique Crossword Puzzle

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Shot: the “building blocks” of any movie or series
Scene: made up of multiple shots
Framing: deciding what goes in and what gets cut
Subject: the main object or person(s) emphasized in a photo or video
Close up: frames a subject very closely
Medium: frames its subjects from medium distance
Long: frames the subject from head to toe with some background
Establishing: frames the environment or landscape
Eye level: coneys a neutral tone using a height familiar to how we see
Hip level: also called the cowboy shot
Knee level: draws focus to details placed closer to the ground; you might have to crouch to take this picture
High angle: camera is tilted downward; makes a character seem weaker
Low angle: camera is tilted upward; makes a character seem powerful
Straight on: camera has no degree of tilt
Diegetic: sounds the character can hear
Non Diegetic: sounds only the audience can hear
High key: many lights sources are present from different levels; well lit scene with low contrast
Low key: one or very few light sources present; shadows are emphasized with high contrast
Pan: camera turns left to right
Tilt: camera is angled up or down
Truck: camera positions moves left to right to follow subject
Dolly: camera positions moves closer or further from subject
Cut: editing with no animations between shots
Wipe: sliding animation is used
Fade to black: scene slowly turns to a black screen

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shot: the “building blocks” of any movie or series
scene: made up of multiple shots
framing: deciding what goes in and what gets cut
subject: the main object or person(s) emphasized in a photo or video
close up: frames a subject very closely
medium: frames its subjects from medium distance
long: frames the subject from head to toe with some background
establishing: frames the environment or landscape
eye level: coneys a neutral tone using a height familiar to how we see
hip level: also called the cowboy shot
knee level: draws focus to details placed closer to the ground; you might have to crouch to take this picture
high angle: camera is tilted downward; makes a character seem weaker
low angle: camera is tilted upward; makes a character seem powerful
straight on: camera has no degree of tilt
diegetic: sounds the character can hear
non diegetic: sounds only the audience can hear
high key: many lights sources are present from different levels; well lit scene with low contrast
low key: one or very few light sources present; shadows are emphasized with high contrast
pan: camera turns left to right
tilt: camera is angled up or down
truck: camera positions moves left to right to follow subject
dolly: camera positions moves closer or further from subject
cut: editing with no animations between shots
wipe: sliding animation is used
fade to black: scene slowly turns to a black screen