Film Study Flashcards
What is a close up?
Face feels most of the frame
What is a long shot?
All almost of the subject and much of surroundings. Full body is visible
What is an establishing shot?
Places narrative and characters and location. Subjects are hardly visible and very small
What is over the shoulder?
It is used to create sense that the audience is seeing is what is happening from the characters perspective.
What is an eyelevel angle?
Neutral angle, same level as characters
What is a low angle?
Places camera below the character.
What is an editing technique?
Spacialisations refers to utilisation of editing techniques towards manipulating the order of time
What is a cut?
Abrupt transition from one-shot to another. First being immediately replaced by second
What is a dissolve?
Gradually change of scene. The end of one scene is superimposed over the beginning of the next one
What is an edit?
To assemble a complete film from its various shots and soundtracks
What is fade out/fade in?
Once in gradually goes dark wow the new one gradually emerges from the darkness
What is a flashback?
sequence that goes back in time to show earlier story
What is an intercut?
Act of cutting from one shot to the next to shot characters as they engage in dialogue
What is a sound effect?
Imitate of sound is produced artificially
What is the soundtrack?
All recorded sound of films such as dialogue, sound effects and music. This includes the accompanying of music or film scare
What is special affects?
Covers many tricks of filmmaking. It cannot be achieved by direct photography
There is subtitles?
Printed translation of dialogue of sign language.
What is the title sequence?
Written material displayed on the screen at the beginning. The audience read it and provides name is involved in production
The voice-over?
Voice of narrator heard on the tsoundrack
What is a wipe?
Device used for quick changes of scene. Line appears on the age/corner of the screen and wife’s across as brings a new picture
What is genre?
Type of class a film. Such as horror, science fiction, comedy, war,’s musical, Western, biography, drama, romance and action
What is the plot?
the main storyline of the phone
What is the screenplay?
A written description of the dialogue and action of a film
What does the script?
Written words of the play dialogue
What is a storyboard?
A series of drawings showing the scenes, shot by shot.
What does the production designer overlooked?
The production designer overlooks Mise en Scene with DOP, screen writer and director
Where does mise en scene originated from?
A French term - originates in theatre. put in scene
What does mise en scene refer to?
Refers to everything that goes into composition of the shots.
What does a close up shot focus on?
Focuses attention on the feelings/reactions. It is used to show in state of emotional excitement, grief, joy.
What is an establishing shot used for?
It is used to open a film and present location to the audience.
What does the over the shoulder shot make the audience feel?
It makes the audience feel emotionally involved as if they are there
What does the low angle shot do?
Exaggerating importance. Amplifies superiority and sense of power
Where are subtitles placed?
It is at the bottom of the screen
What is an advantage of a storyboard?
Mapping out vision providing guide for shots saving time.
What does the storyboard contain?
It need to contain the name of the shot and angle, decription of scene
What does the composition include?
This includes composition itself, framing, movement of camera, characters, lighting, design, general visual environment, sound. It helps and elaborate composition
