shot by shot analysis terms

Question 1

terms IN ORDER

Answer 1

1. number
2. distance of framing
3. height of framing
4. angle of framing
5. editing patterns
6. camera movement
7. action
8. sound
9. transition

Question 2

height of framing

Answer 2

low, high, normal

Question 3

angle of framing

Answer 3

low, high, overhead (aerial), or canted (ignore straight-on)

Question 4

editing patterns

Answer 4

note all eyeline matches, match on
actions, POV shots, cross-cutting, and/or shot/reverse-shot patterning. (Do not include other elements like graphic matches, inserts/cutaways, shot durations, etc.)

Question 5

camera movement

Answer 5

note any and all movement, including cranes or dollies (forward/backward, upward/downward, left/right), pans(left/right), tilts (up/down), zooms (in/out), and handheld movement (note shaky or steadicam)

Question 6

action

Answer 6

staging and setting, briefly summarize what is happening and where for each shot

Question 7

sound

Answer 7

state all incidents and changes in dialogue, narration, and music (but not sound effects). You do not have to state the words in the dialogue/narration, just that there is dialogue, narration, and/or music and in which shots they begin, continue, and end. Note any music volume changes or changes in musical score

Question 8

transition

Answer 8

cut to, wipe to, fade in/out to, iris in/out to, dissolve to (ignore the opening transition for the first shot)