Advance Production Techniques

Jump Cut - A cut in film editing where the middle section of a continuous shot is removed, and the beginning and end are therefore joined together. This is a technique used to create a shocking effect, and breaks continuity concerning time, as an object in the shot may have moved during the cut from the beginning and the end.

Rule of Thirds - This is when the frame is divided into thirds to create reference points for good framing.

Depth of Field - Depth of Field is the amount of focus in a shot. A shallow depth of Field is where only the foreground is in focus, and the background is out of focus. A deep depth of field is where both the background and foreground are in focus.

Focus Pulling - This is a technique which allows you to change focus during a shot. This is the process of adjusting the focus from one subject to another.

White Balance - Through a camera lens, white is undetectable, and so now most cameras come with automatic white balance correction abilities. Getting the correct white balance means matching the correct colour temperature to the primary light source. A light source with a low temperature (for example a light bulb) will appear more red on screen. High temperature lights, for example flourescents, appear more blue. To adjust the white balance manualy, you have to focus the camera on a white surface, and the camera will eventualy adjust.

Exposure - This is the intensity of light on film.