Film Techniques Level 2 Flashcards
Panning
The camera scans across the setting.
Tracking shot
The camera follows a moving person or object.
Zoom
When the camera focuses in on, or moves back from, a person or object.
Tilt
The camera is angled up or down.
Canted/Dutch tilt: deliberately slanted to one side.
Lighting
Various light sources to achieve an effect while illuminating a scene.
Costuming and makeup
Refers to what the characters are wearing and the way they are made to look.
Symbolism
The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.
Flashback
An interruption of a text’s chronology to present an incident that occurred prior.
Narrator
A voice and implied speaker of a fictional work.
Juxtaposition
Two things placed side-by-side to highlight their differences.