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Second-unit
Second unit is a discrete team of filmmakers tasked with filming shots or sequences of a production, separate from the main or "first" unit. The second unit will often shoot simultaneously with the other unit or units, allowing the filming stage of production to be completed faster. Function The functions of the second unit vary, but typically the first unit films the key face-to-face drama between the principal actors. Two frequent ways a second unit is used are: * Action sequences: Action sequences are often filmed in discrete locations, using stunt performers, rather than the principal cast, and requiring significantly different filming arrangements than for ordinary scenes. Therefore, they are an opportunity for second unit shooting. * "Pick-ups": After the main unit has finished on a set or location, there may be shots that require some or all of this setting as background but that do not require the principal actors. These shots may include things such as close-ups, Ins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Insert (filmmaking)
In film, an insert is a shot of part of a scene (filming), scene as filmed from a different angle and/or focal length from the master shot. Inserts cover action already covered in the master shot, but emphasize a different aspect of that action due to the different framing. An insert differs from a Cutaway (filmmaking), cutaway as cutaways cover action ''not'' covered in the master shot. There are more exact terms to use when the new, inserted shot is another view of actors: close-up, head shot, knee shot, Two Shot, two shot. So the term "insert" is often confined to views of objects—and body parts, other than the head. Often inserts of this sort are done separately from the main action, by a second-unit director using stand-ins. Inserts and Cutaway (filmmaking), cutaways can both be vexatious for directors, as care must be taken to preserve Continuity (fiction), continuity by keeping the objects in the same relative position as in the main take, and having the lighting be the sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |