Film Techniques Flashcards

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Low angle shot effect

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Establishes the power of the character or object

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Eye level shot effect

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Allows the audience to get personal with the character(s)

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High angle shot effect

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Presents the subject as vulnerable or lacking in power

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Worms eye angle shot effect

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Presents the figure as very large and/or powerful

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Canted shot effect

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Develops psychological unease or tension

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Birds eye shot effect

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Often used to establish a shot and characters’ relationship to it

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Colour effect

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The choice of colour scheme or palette can reflect the mood of the piece.

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Dialogue:

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conversation between two characters is called dialogue.

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Dialogue effect:

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Written by scriptwriters to convey the film’s plot, dialogue is also useful in conveying character.

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Dissolve

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a classic editing technique used to transition between shots, typically shots that bridge two scenes together.

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Dissolve effect

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Is held to indicate that a period of time has passed between the two scenes.

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Flashback effect

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is a technique that bridges time, place and action to reveal information about the character, or move the story forward. Many times, a writer throws a flashback into the screenplay because he or she doesn’t know how to move the story forward any other way.

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Jump cut effect

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This type of edit gives the effect of jumping forwards in time

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Jump cut

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a cut in film editing in which two sequential shots of the same subject are taken from camera positions that vary only slightly if at all.

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Lighting effect:

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Lighting is a fundamental to film because it creates a visual mood, atmosphere, and sense of meaning for the audience. Lighting tells the audience where to look.

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Mise en scène

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The arrangement of everything that appears in the framing – actors, lighting, décor, props, costume etc.

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Mise en scène effect

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helps create a sense of place, a sense of character, a mood. It communicates a lot to the viewer, often without them consciously realizing it.

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Montage effect

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A montage can be used to condense time and space, but they can also be used to serve up a nice punchline.

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Diegetic

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Is a noise which has a source on-screen. They are noises which have not been edited in.

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Non diegetic

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A noise which does not have a source on-screen, they have been added in.

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Zooming

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Zooming in filmmaking and television production refers to the technique of changing the focal length of a zoom lens (and hence the angle of view) during a shot. Zooming is effectively magnifying a part of the image, while moving the camera creates a difference in perspective .