Broadcast media terminology Flashcards
Close Up Shot
This shot type is often used to draw close attention to a particular subject in a frame e.g. filling the frame with a person’s face to convey emotions.
Extreme Close Up Shot
This shot type is often used to create a claustrophobic effect or focus on a subject in extreme detail e.g. the tip of a pen, a criminal’s fingernails.
Establishing Shot
This shot type is often using to show where a scene is taking place e.g. a shot of New York City before we see inside Joey and Chandler’s apartment
Medium Shot
This shot type is often used during conversations and can be referred to as a ‘two shot’ – often shows characters from the waist up
Low Angle Shot
This shot type is used to make the subject look powerful, strong or tall – achieved by shooting from below the subject looking upwards.
High Angle Shot
This shot type is used to make the subject look weak, small or powerless – achieved by shooting from above the subject looking downwards
Tracking Shot
This shot type involves the camera moving along rails, following a subject – often used during travel or a longer view of a setting.
Panning Shot
This shot type involves the camera staying stationary but moving from side to side at (potentially) different speeds.
Zooming Shot
This shot type involves the frame moving either closer or further away from the action onscreen
Point of View Shot (POV)
This shot type allows the audience to witness events in a narrative through the eyes of a character
Voiceover
A feature of the soundtrack where an unseen speaker narrates or provides the audience with information regarding what is happening onscreen
Editing
The process by which footage for moving image media texts is put together in sequence. Skilfully done, this can achieve various effects on the audience.
Enigma
A central question or mystery used to drive a narrative forward
Diegetic Sound
This type of sound involves anything that the onscreen characters can hear. Environmental sounds like birds tweeting, kettles boiling etc.
Non-Diegetic Sound
This type of sound involves things which the characters cannot hear and have likely been added in post production. This includes things like voiceovers
and musical soundtracks.