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The Camera That Circles Frozen Time: Bullet Time
Bullet time is a visual effect in which time seems to slow down or stop while the camera keeps moving around the scene at normal speed. This article explains how it differs from sl
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A Composition That Divides the Frame into Nine: The Rule of Thirds
The rule of thirds is a composition principle that divides the frame into nine equal parts and places key subjects on the lines or where they meet. This article covers its basic pr
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Movement Traced from Live Action: Rotoscoping
Rotoscoping is a technique in which live-action footage is projected one frame at a time and traced over to create realistic movement. We look at how it was invented, how it works,
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The Most Beautiful Light of the Day: Magic Hour
Magic hour is the short stretch just after sunrise or just before sunset when light turns red and soft. We look at why the light changes, a landmark example from film history, shoo
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The Camera That Follows Without a Shake: The Steadicam
The Steadicam is a body-worn camera stabilizer that keeps the operator's movements from reaching the camera. We look at how it was born, the structure and principles that tame the
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Teleporting in Front of a Green Wall: Chroma Key
Chroma key is a video compositing technique that makes one color on screen transparent and layers another background in its place. This piece covers how it works, its history from
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Remaking Even a Single Footstep: Foley
Foley is the craft of recording everyday sounds such as footsteps, rustling clothes, and closing doors in post-production to match the picture. This piece covers its roots in 1920s
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The Sound That Rings Inside the Screen: Diegetic Sound
Diegetic sound is sound whose source we accept as being inside the story world, like dialogue, footsteps, or a radio in the scene, while non-diegetic sound such as background music
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The Dizzying Shot Where Only the Background Moves: The Dolly Zoom
A dolly zoom moves the camera while zooming the lens the opposite way, keeping a person the same size while the background stretches or swells. This piece covers its birth in Hitch
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When Shape Carries Across the Cut: The Match Cut
A bone becomes a satellite, a match becomes a desert sun—what is that edit? This article explains the match cut: how it differs from a jump cut, graphic, action, and auditory types
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A Gaze That Tilts the World: The Dutch Angle
Why does a slightly tilted frame make us uneasy? This article covers what the Dutch angle is, its roots in German Expressionism and the origin of its name, how film and TV have use
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The Power of Scenes That Run Without a Cut: The Long Take
What effects does a long take, filming one scene at length without editing, create? This article covers what a long take is, Bazin's ideas, realism and tension, examples such as Ro