movie terminology Flashcards
what is a film
a motion picture
moving images with sound
is film an art form
yes
what are personal codes
communicated through actors
how are personal codes done
through action
gesture
camera
time
body language
what are tecnical codes
camera time lighting colour sound music movement
film techniques
film presents images to viewer to change the audiences attention
how is audiences attention redirected
camera shows and angles, lighting, editing, film language
elements of film language
camera, shots, angles, movement, focus, miseen-séne, lighting, sound and music, editing, performance
camera
impacts aesthetic composition of an image
attention of viewers
used to enhance the theme or narrative
camera shots
wide
medium
close up
pov
wide shot
far from characters
medeum shots
torso face and backround
close shots
head and shoulders of character
pov
what a character sees
types of angles
low
high
low angles
camera below eye level looking up
high angles
above eye level looking down
types of camera movement
pan
tracking
pan
a camera moves up down or side to side
tracking
moved forwards backwards sidie to side on tracks
types of focus
in focus
out of focus
soft focus
deep focus
sallow focus
in focus
image is sharp
out of focus
image blurry
soft focus
charachter, sbject hase soft edges
deep focus
foreground, middle ground and backround in focus
shallow focus
one part in focus another not
mise-en-scéne
way the scene is set or staged
parts of mise on scene
composition
colour pallet
setting
props
costume
composition
way things are positioned
colour pallet
range of colour
setting
where takes place
prop
any items
costume and makeup
worn by actors
lighting types
hard
soft
hard lighting
direct eg spotlight
soft lighting
indirect eg kind of seethrough
sound and music
engage audiences
helps deliver information
types of sound and music
compound score
dialoge
narration
sound affects
compound score
music written by composer
dialogue
words spoken
narration
a voice that tells the story
sound affects
sound added to scene
editing
how shots are put together
blending images and sounds
cut
one shot ends another begins
types of cutting
rapid
slow
slow cutting
suspencefull
dramatic
rapid cutting
action scenes
preformances
actors play with facial expressions, body language, voice
what is an actors job
repersent the characters
