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Film Terms
Film Terms
Shots
Long Shot (LS): Overall view from a distance of whole scene often
used as an establishing shot - to set scene. Person - will show whole
body.
Wide Shot (WS): Extremely wide shot - shot with wide-angle lens.
Over the Shoulder Shot: Camera shoots from over the shoulder of
one character from behind. Often used for dialogue.
Camera Movement
Camera Angles
Editing
Cut The ending of a shot. If the cut seems inconsistent with the
next shot, it is called a jump cut.
Dissolve One image fades in while another fades out so that for a
few seconds, the two are superimposed.
Sound
Lighting
Strongly influences the way the film looks and feels. Lighting effects
are created by the use of artificial lights, natural lighting and
reflection, and the use of colour filters
Structure of a Film
Shot This is the basic unit from which the film is constructed
Other Terms
Hand held camera The tripod and dolly are sometimes deliberately
abandoned in favour of holding the camera by hand, when a
director wants to create a sense of anxiety or confusion, exploiting
the unsteady movement of the camera, or to create an "realistic"
impression.
Shots
Long Shot (LS): Overall view from a distance of whole scene often
used as an establishing shot - to set scene. Person - will show whole
body.
Wide Shot (WS): Extremely wide shot - shot with wide-angle lens.
Over the Shoulder Shot: Camera shoots from over the shoulder of
one character from behind. Often used for dialogue.
Camera Movement
Crab The whole camera is moved to the left or right on a dolly track
which allows the camera to be physically moved closer or further
away from, or parallel to the subject.
Zoom Camera is stationary - Lens moves closer to the subject
(zoom in) or further away from the subject (zoom out).
Camera Angles
Editing
Cut The ending of a shot. If the cut seems inconsistent with the
next shot, it is called a jump cut.
Dissolve One image fades in while another fades out so that for a
few seconds, the two are superimposed.
Soundtrack
Lighting
Strongly influences the way the film looks and feels. Lighting effects
are created by the use of artificial lights, natural lighting and
reflection, and the use of colour filters
Structure of a Film
Shot This is the basic unit from which the film is constructed
Other Terms
Hand held camera The tripod and dolly are sometimes deliberately
abandoned in favour of holding the camera by hand, when a
director wants to create a sense of anxiety or confusion, exploiting
the unsteady movement of the camera, or to create an "realistic"
impression.
Shots
Long Shot (LS): Overall view from a distance of whole scene often
used as an establishing shot - to set scene. Person - will show whole
body.
Wide Shot (WS): Extremely wide shot - shot with wide-angle lens.
Camera Movement
Crab The whole camera is moved to the left or right on a dolly track
which allows the camera to be physically moved closer or further
away from, or parallel to the subject.
Camera Angles
Editing
Dissolve One image fades in while another fades out so that for a
few seconds, the two are superimposed.
Sound
Lighting
Strongly influences the way the film looks and feels. Lighting effects
are created by the use of artificial lights, natural lighting and
reflection, and the use of colour filters
Structure of a Film
Shot This is the basic unit from which the film is constructed
Other Terms
Hand held camera The tripod and dolly are sometimes deliberately
abandoned in favour of holding the camera by hand, when a
director wants to create a sense of anxiety or confusion, exploiting
the unsteady movement of the camera, or to create an "realistic"
impression.