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Tuesday 2 December 2008

02/12/08 *Coverage / Cutaways*

02/12/2008

coverage:

Coverage (lens) : The size of the image a lens can produce.
Camera coverage : The amount of footage shot and different camera setups used in filming a scene.
Script Coverage : A short summary of a script, written by script readers to recommend whether a film should be made.
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The coverage of a Lens, is the size of the image it can produce, measured as the diameter of the image circle produced by the optics. In a camera system the coverage must be large enough to cover the sensor or film used. In a view cover system, because the film plane can be moved independently of the lens plane, the lens must have enough coverage to cover the film while it is offset from the center of the coverage area. Inadequate coverage can lead to vignetting.
Camera coverage, in film making, is the amount of film footage shot and different camera setups used in filming a scene. When editing, the more coverage shot means that there is more footage the editor can work with in assembling the final cut.
Script coverage, is a film making term for the analysis and grading of Screen plays often within the "script development" department of a production company. While coverage may remain entirely verbal, it usually takes the form of a written report, guided by a rubic that varies from company to company.

Cut-Aways
cutaway: a cinematography technique
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In film, a cutaway is the interruption of a continuously filmed action by inserting a view of something else. It is usually, although not always, followed by a cutback to the first shot.

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