Film Techniques Flashcards
Low angle shot effect
Establishes the power of the character or object
Eye level shot effect
Allows the audience to get personal with the character(s)
High angle shot effect
Presents the subject as vulnerable or lacking in power
Worms eye angle shot effect
Presents the figure as very large and/or powerful
Canted shot effect
Develops psychological unease or tension
Birds eye shot effect
Often used to establish a shot and characters’ relationship to it
Colour effect
The choice of colour scheme or palette can reflect the mood of the piece.
Dialogue:
conversation between two characters is called dialogue.
Dialogue effect:
Written by scriptwriters to convey the film’s plot, dialogue is also useful in conveying character.
Dissolve
a classic editing technique used to transition between shots, typically shots that bridge two scenes together.
Dissolve effect
Is held to indicate that a period of time has passed between the two scenes.
Flashback effect
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.
Jump cut effect
This type of edit gives the effect of jumping forwards in time
Jump cut
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.
Lighting effect:
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.
Mise en scène
The arrangement of everything that appears in the framing – actors, lighting, décor, props, costume etc.
Mise en scène effect
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.
Montage effect
A montage can be used to condense time and space, but they can also be used to serve up a nice punchline.
Diegetic
Is a noise which has a source on-screen. They are noises which have not been edited in.
Non diegetic
A noise which does not have a source on-screen, they have been added in.
Zooming
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 .
