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Posted by Blandine On February - 2 - 2009

Last Updated on May 8th, 2009

Xerography

The technique using an electrostatic process to copy or transfer an image, commonly found in office copiers and used in cartoon production.

AKA: Zoom, Zoom In, Zooming, Zoom Back, Zoom Out
A shot in which the magnification of the objects by the camera’s lenses is increased (zoom in) or decreased (zoom out/back). There is a subtle difference between the results of a zoom shot and a dolly shot. In a zoom, the relative positions and sizes of all objects in the frame remains the same, whereas in a dolly shot this will change as the camera moves. Alfred Hitchcock’s much-imitated shot in Vertigo used a combination zoom in and dolly back, resulting in a dramatic change in perspective.

Zoopraxis

AKA: Zoopraxis-scope
An early movie process developed by Eadweard Muybridge in the 1870′s, which involves a disc that includes serial pictures being rotated in front of a light source, to create a sense that the objects projected were moving.

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