Terminology

LO- To explore media terminology used to analyse exam texts.

Camerawork -

establishing shots - a shot is filmmaking or television that sets up the context for the scene ahead, designed to inform the audience where the action will be taking place. shows relationship between people and objects, and establishes the scenes geography
low angle, high angle, canted angle or aerial shots - (low angle) a shot from a camera angle positioned low on a vertical axis, anywhere below the eye line, looking up. (high angle) where the camera looks down on the subject, can make the subject seem powerless. (canted angle) camera angle that is deliberately slanted to one side. (aerial angle) shots taken from an elevated vantage point, gives viewers a deeper understanding of what is happening below.
elaborate camera movement such as tracks, steadicam or crane shots - (tracks) any shots that the camera follows backwards, forwards or moves along the subject being recorded. (steadicam) keeps camera steady for filming when handheld or moving. (crane shot) a shot taken by a camera on a moving crane or jib
hand-held camera - a filmmaking and video production technique in which a camera is held in the camera operator's hands
point-of-view shots - in a short film scene that shows what a character is looking at.
shallow focus and focus pulls - (shallow focus) one plane or image is in focus while the rest is out of focus, used to emphasize one part of the image over another. (focus pull) where you change focus during a short adjusting focus from one subject to another.

Editing -

shot/reverse shot - (shot) series of frames that runs from an uninterrupted period of time. (reverse shot) where one character is shown looking at another character, and then the other character is shown looking back at the first character.
juxtaposition - two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effects
non-continuity editing - when shots are mismatched to disrupt the impression of time and space.
crosscutting - to establish action occurring at the same time and usually in the same place, the camera work will cut from one action to another
face-paced editing - film editing technique which refers to several consecutive shots of a brief duration (3 seconds or less)
less common transitions: dissolve, wipe, fade - (dissolve) is a gradual transition from one image to another. (wipe) where one shot replaces another by travelling from one side of the frame to another or with a special shape. (fade) when a shot gradually fades to or from a single colour, usually black or white.
post-production effect - tasks such as the editing of raw footage to cut scenes, insert transition effects, working with voice and sound actors, and dubbing, to name a few of the many pre-production tasks.

Soundtrack -

Mise en scene -

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