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Film Techniques

TermDefinition
Wide Shot Taken from far away, shows characters and a background
Medium Shot Shows torso, face and some background
Close-up Shows head and shoulders of a character
Point of View Shot Shows you what a character is seeing
Low angle The camera is placed below eye level, looking up
High angle The camera is placed above eye level, looking down
Pan The camera moves up, down or side to side
Tracking Shot The camera is moved forwards, backwards or side to side on ‘train’ tracks
Focus How clear or sharp an image is
In focus When an image is clear and sharp
Out of Focus When an image is blurry
Soft Focus When a character or subject has soft edges
Deep Focus When the foreground, middle ground and background are all in focus
Shallow Focus When one part of the image is in focus, and another part is not
Mise-en-Scène How the scene is set or staged
Composition Describes how things are positioned in the frame
Colour Palette The range of colours chosen for a scene
Setting Where a scene takes place
Props Any items used in a scene
Costume & Makeup Anything worn by an actor
Hard Lighting Direct, e.g. a street on a sunny day, or a character in a spotlight
Soft Lighting Indirect, e.g. a street on a cloudy day, or a character at a candlelit dinner
Composed Score Music written by a composer for a film
Dialogue Words spoken between characters
Narration A voice that tells the story
Sound Effects Sounds that are added to a scene
Editing How shots are put together
Cut When one shot ends and another one begins.
Rapid cutting e.g. action scenes
Slow cutting e.g. suspenseful or dramatic scenes
Performing The way in which actors play with facial expressions, body language, voice as they perform.
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