Film studies Flashcards
1
Q
Camera techniques
A
- Medium shot - half person’s body to show body language
- Establishing shot - Shows setting
- Birds eye shot - From a hieght, looking downwards. Makes subject look small
- Low angle shot - Camera looks up + makes subject look big, powerful/dominent
- Close up - Highlights real emotion
- Long shot - Zooms out to show subject from head to toe
- POV - Shows view from someones position
2
Q
Types of lighting
A
- High key - Breifly lit. Depending on context associated with positivity
- Low key - Emphasis on shade = effect is often dark + suspemseful
- Backlighting - Light comes from behing subject, creates shadow, mysterious
3
Q
Types of sound
A
- Music
- Dialogue
- Voice over
- Sound effects - closing of a door
4
Q
Costumes
A
Helps tell a story + assist the audience’s understanding of the setting
Can inform charachter’s staus + preferences
5
Q
Props
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Theatrical property
Assists in storytelling + indicates setting eg. 2023 V.S. !876
6
Q
Colour in fim
emotion
A
Red + yellow => romance
Dark colours => conflict/violence/upset
7
Q
Colour in film
Location + TIme
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Yellow => susnset/sunrise
Blue => night
Black and white => Past/passing of time
8
Q
Film is…
A
A visual text
9
Q
Film langauge
A
Props
Editing
Mise en scene
Sound
camera
