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.
An Aerial Shot is a shot photographed from a high vantage point to show geography, scale, movement, or spatial relationships. It may be captured from a helicopter, airplane, drone, crane, cable system, or other elevated camera platform and is often used as an establishing shot.
View Definition →A Clapperboard, also called a slate, is used to identify a take and help synchronize picture and sound. It typically displays production, scene, shot, take, camera, and date information, while the hinged clapper creates a visible and audible sync point for editorial and post-production.
View Definition →A camera is a device or imaging system used to record still or moving images. In film and television production, professional cameras work with lenses and exposure controls such as aperture, shutter, and sensitivity settings to capture images onto digital sensors or photographic film. Cinema-camera systems may also include viewfinders, monitors, recording media, wireless video,…
View Definition →A Cinematographer, also called the Director of Photography (DP), is the department head responsible for the photographic and visual execution of a film, television program, commercial, or other screen production. Working with the Director, the DP makes decisions about camera, lenses, framing, exposure, movement, and lighting approach, and collaborates closely with the camera, grip, and…
View Definition →Cinematography is the art and craft of creating moving images for film, television, commercials, and other screen media. It encompasses choices involving camera, lenses, composition, exposure, lighting, color, filtration, movement, framing, and visual continuity to support the story and the Director’s intent.
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