Computer Animation Final
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- full shot
- frames the entire height of a person, with the head near the top & feet near the bottom
- animate means
- 'to give life to'
- high angle
- a camera placed higher than the subject and tilted downward and often evokes an emotional response from the audience
- extreme close-up shot
- used to elevate tension, mystery, or emotion by filling the frame with an image
- animators need to be:
- keen observers of the world, something of actors, fascinated with the way things move
- bird's-eye shot
- allows the audience to look down on the scene
- canted shot
- also known as "wonky" ... views an image off center or tilted so the subject creates an unsettling feeling with the audience
- storyboard
- a plan of what will be animated
- whip pan
- the camera pans very quickly from one view to another. draw serious of blurred lines in color palette.
- focus pull
- changing focus between two subjects in a frame. draws attention to something.
- low-angle
- camera placed lower than the subject and tilted upward to create a feeling of power or excitement
- eye-level shot
- camera is positioned as eye-level to identifying with the character as an equal
- match cut
- cut from one scene to another using a common, or "matched" element that connects the two scenes.
- animation is derived from
- anima
- long shot
- shows the location, subject, & the action.. it sets mood and character positions within the environment
- line of action
- an imaginary line that establishes the position of the actors on screen
- jump cut
- a camera cut when two cuts intentionally don't match. it speeds up the action.
- "persistence of vision" theory
- when our brain holds onto an image for a fraction of a second after the image has passed
- animation can:
- entertain, exaggerate, simplify
- insert shot
- usually a close-up of an action or object that is inserted into the main action of a master scene
- shot
- the most basic unit of a production, is a continuous view from one perspective
- animation
- the art of movement
- over-the-shoulder shot
- it's over the shoulder of one character. commonly used for filming conversations and are often used in tandem with reaction shots
- sequence
- combination of several scenes
- subjective shot
- camera trades places with an on-screen character, allowing viewer to see action through character's eyes.
- scene
- combination of shots of the action that takes place in one location or setting
- extreme long shot
- establishes the context for the shots that follow by setting up the location
- two shot
- two characters in a frame often used for conversation between two people
- cutaway shot
- a single shot inserted into the main series of action. it can be used to accentuate a detail.
- single shot
- the most basic shot
- medium shot
- frames individual from waist or knees up
- close-up shot
- most basic version shows character from shoulders to top of head.. creates a connection between audience and character