VIC 3001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Pillarbox, Medium Shot, Long Shot

• School: University of Florida
• Department: Visual Commuication
• Course: VIC 3001
• Professor: Kay Tappan

Document Summary

There are only a few basic technical parameters that distinguish one video. One of these technical parameters is resolution. Video formats (cid:498)type(cid:499) from another: resolution is typically expressed as a pair of number: the horizontal pixels by the number of vertical pixels (pixels=picture elements, more pixels=sharper image, higher resolution- better than lower resolution. For decades, video producers were locked into the resolution limits of broadcast television: this relatively low-resolution format is called standard definition, sd= 720 x 480, these numbers are for digital video. You may run across different numbers if you dig into the technical specs of analog: high definition= 1920 x 1080 or 1280 x 720. Usually referred to by their vertical pixel number: ratio of screen width to height= 16 x 9 aspect ratio. Hi-frame rate video: 60 fps (actually 59. 94 fps) Long shot (ls) or full shot: head-to-toe with expressions. Medium shot (ms) or waist shot: waist-up.