Film Study Flashcards
What is a long shot
Subject at some distance from camera
What is a medium shot
Subject appears closer than in a long shot
Just above head to just above waist
Close up
Cut just below top of shoulders , across top of head
Extreme close up
Dramatic effect
Technical explanation
Eyes / petals /
Over the shoulder shot
Viewer sees scene from authors point of view
View feels taking sides
Viewer feels part of scene
Eye level shot
Eye level of average person
What is High angled shot
Camera above subject , angled downwards , looking down on subject
Subject is vulnerable or small
Low angled shot
Camera below subject looks up at it
Subject is superior dominant , larger
Birds eye view
Scene taken from air
Worms eye view
Scene taken from ground pointing up
What is tilted
Camera is tilted sideways left or right .
Subject looks leaning over
Panning
Camera turned horizontally in either direction
Pan left , pan right
Follow actions of moving subject
What is vertical panning
Tilting
What is tilting
Panning up/ panning down
Vertical moment of camera
Tilts up / tilts down
Tracking
Camera on dolly
Moved away / into subject
Zooming
Descreased / increased
Zooming in blows up center of shot
Zooming out relates detail to its wider context
What is craning
Camera on crane platform
Raised 10m or more above ground
Swings around during shot
Provides an unusual and impressive experience
Slow motion
Used to slow movement of things
Speeded up motion
Exaggerates movement
Comic effect - chase sequence
Masks
Shapes placed in front of lense
Keyhole
Freeze frame
Action is frozen
Moving picture becomes still - usually in final scene
What is montage
Rapid editing of shots to produce certain effect
View of childhood
What is a dissolve / mix
Optical effect , one scene gradually disappears at the same time as succeeding appears
One scene dissolved into another
Sub titles
Used to translate dialogue in foreign films
Accentuates scene 1940 Paris
Super imposition
One scene overlaid onto another
Visible at same time
The cut
Normal way two scenes join together
Fade in / fade out
Optical effect
One scene fades in from blackness / fades out to blackness
Wipe
Optical transition
A scene appears to wipe off preceding one along visible line
Gives effect of pushing of scene
High key lighting
Bright , even lighting with few shadows
Comedies and musicals
High contrast lighting
Harsh shifts of light , dramatic streaks of blackness
Tragedies , melodramas
What is low key lighting
Diffused shadows , atmospheric pools of light
Mysteries , thrillers
Synchronous sound
Image seen same time sound is heard image makes sound
Non synchronous sound
Cause of sound not seen , background noises
Voice over
Commentary accompanies picture
Sound effects
Doesn’t include music put in for effect
Soft focus
Softens lines , romantic effect
Rack focus
One part of image is blurred other focused
Shifts attention within frame
Out of focus image deliberately blurred for effect
Out of focus
Mise-en-scene
Describes everything in shot
Proximic distance
Distance between characters
Producer
Controls financial organisation of film
Obtains finances of film
Bought rights to book or play
Director
Decides on style of film
Actors
Chooses cinematographer he is happy to work with
Editor
Edits meters of film
Joins scenes together perfectly
Cinematographer
Finds out what type of film it has to be
Carries out wishes of director
Continuity
Makes sure film continues uninterrupted
Gaffer
Person in control of lighting
Set designer
Correct effects for type of film (historical )
Composer
Writes short bursts of music
Theme songs become more famous than movies
Scriptwriter
Writes the script
Not only dialogue but meaningful situations
What is an extreme long shot
Some distance away from spectator
Scenic shots
Human figure is small in comparison to landscape
