What is Frame Rate? Frame Rate is the frequency or rate at which consecutive images (also called frames) are captured or displayed. It is expressed as frames per second or fps and is the number of frames recorded by your camera in one second of the video. ‘Frame...
What is a Shutter Speed? Shutter speed is defined as the amount of time that the film or digital sensor inside the camera is exposed to light (i.e., when the camera’s shutter is open) while taking a picture. In other words, it is the amount of time taken by your...
A wide shot (WS for short) is a type of camera shot where a character or group of characters is completely within the frame. Wide shots are also referred to as long shots or full shots, and filmmakers use this type of cinematic scene-building to give the audience the...
A two shot is a shot that shows two subjects in the same frame. The subjects don’t necessarily have to be next to each other, sometimes a subject is in the foreground and the other is in the background. With the two shot, the director can choose between close-up...
Pan shots, sometimes referred to as panning, are a basic yet extremely effective camera technique in which you move the camera horizontally from a fixed point to capture a panorama. To create a pan shot, you change turn the camera to the left of right without altering...
A full shot, wide shot, or long shot captures one or more characters or subjects from top to bottom to focus on the character’s appearance or movement. Examples include characters riding horses or walking down the street. Full shots can communicate the...
