English P2- Film Techniques Flashcards
Shot
Piece of film between two edits
Extreme close-up
Single detail occupies most of the screen
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Close-up
Camera is close to the subject, so that when the image is projected most of the screen shows face and its expression
Medium close-up
Chest up
Medium shot
Waist up
Background begins to be visible and potentially important
Medium long shot
Knees up
Long shot
Head to feet, with surrounding environment very visible
Extreme long shot
Camera is very far away from the subject
Angle
Position of the camera in relation to the subject being filmed
Low-angle
Below subject and shoots upwards at it
Worm’s eye view
Directly under subject
Eye-level
Normal eye level in relation to the subject
High-angle
Above subject and shoots down
Bird’s eye view
Directly over subject
Reverse angle
Over-the-shoulder position of each character
Crane shot
Taken from a crane or boom and can move in any direction
Dolly shot
Camera is mounted on a dolly and move forward and away from the subject
Tracking shot
Camera is mounted on a dolly or truck, and moves horizontally on wheels or railroad-like tracks to follow the action being filmed or to survey the environment
Hand-held shot
Camera operator carries camera (Shakycam)
Used for lack of smoothness, to the give impression of the point of view of the person walking
For greater naturalism or to create suspense
Pan shot
View sweeps form left to right or right to left
Not mounted on a movable object but stays fixed
Tilt
Like pan, but camera tilts up or down
Subjective shot
Camera is positioned, or has something about its content (distortion through misfocus or strange colours) to suggest that the shot is seen from the viewpoint of a particular character, usually in an abnormal frame of mind
Mis-En-Scene
The design aspect of film production, it is often a visual way to tell a story. It applies to everything which applies before the camera and includes the positioning and movement of actors and props
Scene
Portion of a film in which all of the action occurs in the same place and the same time span. May composed of a many number of shots
Context
Socio-political background to the film
Frame -
Shot- scene- sequence
Icon
Denotative meaning of a shot
Index
Connotative meaning of a visual sign
