film study terms
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Film Study Terms. English Language arts. Frame. Dividing line between the edges of the screen image and the enclosing darkness of the theater Single photo of film. Camera Shots & Angles. Cinematic shots are defined by the amount of subject matter within the frame Shots can vary in duration - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
Film Study Terms
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Frame
Dividing line between the edges of the screen image and the enclosing darkness of the theater
Single photo of film
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Camera Shots & AnglesCinematic shots are defined by the amount of
subject matter within the frameShots can vary in duration
Shots vary in time from “subliminal” (a few frames) to “quick” (less than a second) to “average” (more than a second but less than a
minute) to “lengthy” (more than a minute)
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Long Shot
Shot taken from a great distance, almost always an exterior shot, shows much of locale
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Medium Shot
A shot taken from a sufficient distance to show a landscape, a building, or a large crowd
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Close-Up
The viewing field shows part of no more than one or two people in the frame, usually only upper body, or faces
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Extreme Close-Up
A shot of a small object or part of a face that fills the screen
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Zoom In
Not a camera movement, but a shift in the focal length of the camera lens to give the impression that the camera is getting closer to or farther from an object
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Types of AnglesThe angle is determined by where the camera
is placed not the subject matter Angles can serve as commentary on the subject
matter
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Point of View:Over the Shoulder Shot
Usually contains two figures, one with his/her back to the camera, and the other facing the camera
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Bird’s Eye View or From Overhead
Camera is placed directly overheadExtremely disorientingViewer is godlike
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High Angle or From Above
Camera looks down at what is being photographed
Takes away power of subject, makes it insignificant
Gives a general overview
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Low Angle or From Below
Camera is located below subject matterIncreases height and power of subject
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Oblique Angle
Lateral tilt of the camera so that figures appear to befalling out of the frame
Suggests tension and transitionSometimes used as the point of view of a
drunk
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Point of View (POV)
A shot taken from the vantage point a particular character, or what a character sees
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“Eye-Level”
Roughly 5 to 6 feet off the ground, the way an actual observer might view a scene Most common
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Camera Movement
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Pan
The camera moves horizontally on a fixed base
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Tilt
The camera points up or down from a fixed base
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Tracking (dolly) shot
The camera moves through space on a wheeled truck (or dolly), but stays in the same plane
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Getting from Scene to Scene
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Cut to
Transition between scenes when one scenes ends and another one begins
Most common
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Dissolve to
A gradual transition in which the end of one scene is superimposed over the beginning of a new one
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Fade-out/Fade in
A scene gradually goes dark or a new one gradually emerges from darkness
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Lighting
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High Key Light• High-key lighting is a style of lighting that aims to reduce
the light contrast present in the scene.
• done partly for technological reasons, since early film and
television did not deal well with high contrast ratios, but
now is used to create an upbeat mood
• often used in sitcoms and comedies.
• High-key lighting is usually free from dark shadows
high-key lighting fails to add meaning or drama by lighting
certain parts more prominently than others
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Low Key LightLow key light shows
the contours of an object by throwing areas into light or shadow while the fill light provides partial illumination in the shadow areas to prevent a distracting contrast between bright and dark
Low key refers to any scene with a high contrast ratio, especially if there is more dark area than light
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BacklightingThe main source of light is
behind the subject, silhouetting it, and directed toward the camera
refers to the process of illuminating the subject from the back The back light is sometimes called
hair /shoulder light, because when lighting an actor/actress, backlighting will cause the edges of his or her hair to glow if he or she has fuzzy hair.
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Voice OverA character’s voice is
heard while he/she is not in the scene
Examples: character might be dead, might be narrating to give more information about the situations, might be providing the voice as another character reads, etc.)
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(and the symbols behind them)
COLOURS
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WHITE~purity, snow,
peace, innocence, cleanliness, simplicity
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RED~Passion, strength,
energy, fire, love, arrogance, danger,
blood, and war
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BLUE~
Seas, skies, peace, unity, harmony, tranquility, calmness, coolness, confidence, loyalty, royalty, and nobility
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GREEN~Nature, spring, fertility, youth, environment,
wealth, good luck, and envy
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YELLOW~Sunlight, joy,
happiness, earth, optimism,
intelligence, summer, and hope
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PURPLE~Envy, sensuality,
spirituality, creativity, wealth,
royalty, and nobility
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ORANGE~energy, balance,
heat, fire, enthusiasm, and
autumn
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BROWN~Calm, depth,
natural organisms, nature, richness, dirt, dullness, and
filth
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mysterious, sophisticated; gloomy and threatening
BLACK~
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