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Film Analysis Terms

TermDefinition
Framing: Establishing shot To show where the action is taking place
Framing: long shot A shot in witch figures appear small in the landscape. often used at the beginning of a film or sequence as an establishing shot; also a figure appear small or isolated
Framing: Medium shot shows the figure from approximately the waist to head. In mid shot, you know who you are looking at and can see what they are doing with there hands
Framing: Close up Head and shoulders
Camera angles: High Camera looks down to make the subject look insignificant
Camera angles: Low Make the subject look big or intimidating
Camera angles: Eye line Camera looks out of character's eyes and sees what he sees
Editing: cut One image is suddenly replaced with another.
Editing: Fade An Images fades completely to black or another image
Editing: Dissolve One image dissolves into another
Lighting: High-key Bright and low contrast
Lighting: Low-key Darkish but pronounced shadows
Lighting: Side Light One side it lit up the other is shadow
Lighting: Back Produces halo effect/ out line
Lighting from below threatening or horrific
Sound: Digetic Sound that we think is part of whats going on screen, thunder, wind
sound: Non-Digetic sounds that we know is not a part of what's on screen, Music
Focus: soft Slightly out of focus
Focus: rack Bright in background/ foreground
Focus: Deep Everything is in focus
Camera angles: Dutch Camera is slightly tilted
Camera angles: Pan Pivots left or right on a horizontal axis
Camera angles:Tilt Pivots on a vertical axis
Camera angles: zoom Zooms in or out making things looks small or large
Camera angles: Tracking or dolly Moves with the action
Lighting: Front No Shadow, makes the subject appear innocent
Sound: Internal Only one character can hear
Editing: Crosscut or Parallel showing clips of seperate places transitioning form one to the other
Editing: Flash Convention designed to give the viewer important information about past events
Editing: Eye line match Three or more shots; character, what character sees, character's reaction
Rhythm and Duration Length between editing methods
Mis-en-scene Theatrical term of what appears to be onstage or on camera
Created by: joreilly
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