Camera Day

3. Rolling cameras without recording sound.
5. The first clap was missed so the 2nd AC does a second clap.
7. A shot taken from the view of the subject. Normally what the actor is looking at but can be the POV of any item.
8. Called out as you walk in front of the lens if the camera operator is lining up the shot.
11. A camera setup that runs the entire scene and keeps all characters in view. Often used as an establishing shot of the scene.
15. Digital Single-Lens Reflex
17. A shot of something that isn’t directly related to the action sequence.
18. A shot that is framed just above the knees of the subject.
21. Where an actor looks relative to the camera.
22. The place where an actor starts in the scene. They may then have a move to a second position and so on.

1. Colored tape, sausage-shaped bags, or t-markers put on the ground to help the performers know where to stand. It can also be used as focus marks or dolly marks to help the camera and grip team through their camera moves.
2. left or right movement
4. A close-up shot containing just one character.
6. Right – The direction of right in relation to the direction the camera is facing.
7. Where the camera moves its head in place horizontal
9. The clapper board used by the 2nd AC’s to put an ID on each take so the editor can easily see what scene this shot is for and what take it is. It is also used to sync the sound between the camera takes and sound rushes during post-production.
10. To sync something, usually the camera to the sound time code.
12. To change the focus of the camera mid shot.
13. The direction of left in relation to the direction the camera is facing.
14. The actor is not in the camera frame but is still required to be on set for an eyeline or to deliver their dialogue for the other actors.
16. forward or backward movement
19. The clapper board is added at the end of a take rather than at the beginning. The slate is turned upside down or 90 degrees.
20. Where the camera moves its head in place vertically