Key Terms

The Shots

This is an Establishing Shot

This is a Mid Shot

This is a Close up Shot

This is a Long Shot

This is a Wide Shot

This is a 2 Shot

This is a Aerial Shot

This is a Point of View shot

This is a Over the Shoulder shot



Camera Angle









This is a High Angle







A Low Angle shot is as it is looking up at something.


A Canted Angle is an tilted angle. Maybe used in Point of View Shots.



Movement


Pan- A movement which scans a scene horizontally.

Tilt- A movement which scans a scene vertically.

Tracking-  Following action or a character.
 
Hand-held- Is a person holding the camera so the audience see what the character sees.

Crane- Piece of equipment to hold up the camera above action or a scene.

Zoom- Is zooming in on the action.

Steadicam- Keeps the camera from moving and creates a smooth movement.


Composition

Framing- Whats seen in the picture

Rule of thirds- Where the picture is broken down into thirds.

Focus Pulls- Change of focus

Depth of Field-  Is the amount of distance between the nearest and farthest objects that appear in acceptably sharp focus in a photograph.


Editing

Shot reverse shot- Used in conversations where its the camera over one persons shoulder to another persons over the shoulder shot.

Eye line match- Where the audience sees what the character sees.

Graphic match- A cut in film editing between either two different objects, two different spaces, or two different compositions in which an object in the two shots graphically match. Like a fight scene.

Jump cut- An sudden transition from one scene to another.

Crosscutting- Is cutting from one scene to another in two different locations but at the same time. (Parallel Editing).

Cutaway- Where the action is cut to another scene less dramatic.

Slow Motion- Where action is slowed down.

Expansion of Time- Where action lasts longer than it would in reality. Eg a bomb counting down from 1 minute and the scene lasts 5 minutes and the bomb still hasn't gone off.


There is editing where it goes from 2013 back to 1884.


Sound

Non- Diegetic- Such as music.

Diegetic- Sounds such as talking or the wind.

Sound Effects- Eg a alien spaceship landing and noises are put on in the background.



Mise en Scene

Location- Where the scene is set

Costume- What is worn

Props- What is there around them eg the car

Lighting- If its dark or light

Make up- If the character is wearing some or not.