SOCIALBILITTY • GLOSSARY DEPARTMENT
Camera-department roles and the photographic craft of cinematography, including cameras, lenses, framing, exposure, movement, focus, shot design, and digital image workflows.
A Camera Report records technical and identifying information about photographed material, such as scene, take, camera, lens, media, frame rate, filters, notes, and other production metadata. The report helps editorial, post-production, camera teams, and production track what was recorded.
View Definition →A Unit Still Photographer creates still photographs during production for publicity, marketing, editorial, archival, continuity, and promotional use. The photographer works around the shooting company while minimizing interference with picture, sound, lighting, and performance.
View Definition →An Insert Shot is a close or isolated shot of a specific detail that the audience needs to see clearly, such as a phone screen, document, hand action, control, photograph, or prop. Inserts are often photographed separately from the wider scene coverage.
View Definition →A Pickup Shot is additional photography recorded after the main coverage of a scene or sequence to supply a missing angle, detail, transition, performance moment, or other material needed for editorial. A pickup does not necessarily mean the entire scene is reshot.
View Definition →Video Village is the monitored viewing area where authorized production personnel can watch the camera feed during filming. It commonly serves the Director, Script Supervisor, producers, clients, agency representatives, or other approved viewers and may be located near the set or in a separate controlled area.
View Definition →A Close-Up (CU) is a tightly framed shot that emphasizes a subject, most commonly a performer’s face or a specific object. Close-ups are used to direct audience attention, reveal detail, and capture performance or emotional information.
View Definition →A Wide Shot frames a subject with substantial surrounding environment visible. It is often used to establish location, geography, scale, blocking, or the relationship between characters and their surroundings.
View Definition →A Shot List is a planning document that identifies the camera setups or individual shots intended for a scene or sequence. It may include shot size, angle, lens, movement, subject, equipment, special requirements, storyboards, or other notes used by the Director, Director of Photography, Assistant Directors, and production team.
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