In the camera, the aperture refers to the opening in the aperture plate which determines the size and shape of the frame. In the lens, the term aperture refers to the adjustable opening that controls the amount of light reaching the film. Some cameras will automatically read the light and adjust the aperture. Some cameras also allow the filmmaker t [..]

The space in the composition which is farthest from the camera.

Once the correct aperture is determined, bracketing involves forcing the camera to overexpose the scene by one or more f-stops and then to underexpose by one or more f-stops. This gives the filmmaker more options.

(also called the cable plunger in the Kinoflex directions) A flexible sheath with an inner shaft, used to activate the single-frame (SF) mechanism on the front of the Kinoflex. The cable release screws into the socket marked S.F. next to the trigger. Depressing the plunger will expose one frame of film.

Any mechanical device used to expose film. It usually consists of a lens attached to a light-tight box. Our super-8 camera, the Kinoflex, contains a compartment to hold the super-8 cartridge, a zoom lens, and other adjustable features.

A lens setting on the camera or a lens screwed onto the front of the camera lens which adjusts the optics (in much the same way a magnifying glass works) to allow photographing a subject or object very close to the camera. Because depth of field is reduced with a close-up lens setting, careful focusing is crucial. The Kinoflex has two close-up atta [..]

The measurements of the closest and farthest planes in front of the camera lens between which everything will be in sharp focus; a depth of field from 5 to 16 feet, for example, would mean everything closer than 5 feet and farther than 16 feet would be out of focus.

The barrel on the farthest end of the camera lens. In order to be in focus, the distance ring should reflect the feet or meters between the film plane and the object or subject being photographed. The Kinoflex distance ring reads in meters.

A camera support with wheels, used in making tracking shots.

Any shot during which the camera physically moves through space. This may be toward, away from, or around the subject. Such shots are usually smoother than the same shot done hand-held.