Ok, Collective Brain of IndieTalk, maybe you guys can help me sort this out. I've been in the biz for a while but I didn't realize I might be have been using a couple terms incorrectly.
MEDIUM CLOSE UP
This is actually smaller than a close up, yes? If so, what exactly is the true definition of a close up. Everyone seems to flutter it somewhere between above the boobs and below the chin. Be nice if someone could cite the Gospel on this one. Just so I can settle some illegal bets.
TRUCK VS TRACK
I thought trucking meant "lateral" and tracking meant "maintaining." In other words, both shots are on a dolly but one term simply means horizontal movement relative to the subject; whereas the other term (tracking) means traveling with the subject in any direction. So you can, let's say, track backward, as your actor runs toward camera. Or your tracking shot can actually be a TRUCKING SHOT where you move camera laterally as you shoot your jogging actor in profile. Yes? No?
If anyone can sort this all out along AND source their info, that'd be great. Preliminary searches on the ol' interweb give me conflicting information. It's kind of embarrassing that I've been doing all this work for years, barking out sloppy commands at people, completely oblivious to the silent translating they're having to do in their underpaid heads.
Shanked
MEDIUM CLOSE UP
This is actually smaller than a close up, yes? If so, what exactly is the true definition of a close up. Everyone seems to flutter it somewhere between above the boobs and below the chin. Be nice if someone could cite the Gospel on this one. Just so I can settle some illegal bets.
TRUCK VS TRACK
I thought trucking meant "lateral" and tracking meant "maintaining." In other words, both shots are on a dolly but one term simply means horizontal movement relative to the subject; whereas the other term (tracking) means traveling with the subject in any direction. So you can, let's say, track backward, as your actor runs toward camera. Or your tracking shot can actually be a TRUCKING SHOT where you move camera laterally as you shoot your jogging actor in profile. Yes? No?
If anyone can sort this all out along AND source their info, that'd be great. Preliminary searches on the ol' interweb give me conflicting information. It's kind of embarrassing that I've been doing all this work for years, barking out sloppy commands at people, completely oblivious to the silent translating they're having to do in their underpaid heads.
Shanked