Broadcast media terminology Flashcards

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Close Up Shot

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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.

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Extreme Close Up Shot

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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.

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Establishing Shot

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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

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Medium Shot

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This shot type is often used during conversations and can be referred to as a ‘two shot’ – often shows characters from the waist up

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Low Angle Shot

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This shot type is used to make the subject look powerful, strong or tall – achieved by shooting from below the subject looking upwards.

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High Angle Shot

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This shot type is used to make the subject look weak, small or powerless – achieved by shooting from above the subject looking downwards

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Tracking Shot

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This shot type involves the camera moving along rails, following a subject – often used during travel or a longer view of a setting.

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Panning Shot

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This shot type involves the camera staying stationary but moving from side to side at (potentially) different speeds.

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Zooming Shot

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This shot type involves the frame moving either closer or further away from the action onscreen

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Point of View Shot (POV)

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This shot type allows the audience to witness events in a narrative through the eyes of a character

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Voiceover

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A feature of the soundtrack where an unseen speaker narrates or provides the audience with information regarding what is happening onscreen

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Editing

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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.

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Enigma

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A central question or mystery used to drive a narrative forward

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Diegetic Sound

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This type of sound involves anything that the onscreen characters can hear. Environmental sounds like birds tweeting, kettles boiling etc.

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Non-Diegetic Sound

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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.

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Mise-en-scene

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This is the term for the overall composition of a scene and includes things such as lighting, costume, props, acting etc.

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High Key Lighting

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This type of lighting constructs a fairly natural, everyday form of lighting, free from dark shadows. This type of lighting is often used in sitcoms and
comedies.

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Low Key Lighting

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This type of lighting highlights the contours on objects, creating dark shadows onscreen. This type of lighting is often seen in the horror genre or film noir.