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Moving Image: Technical Terminology
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- 1Aerial ShotFilmed from a vantage point far overhead, often from a helicopter.
- 2Ambient LightThe natural or available light around a subject in a scene.
- 3Ambient SoundThe natural sound in any location
- 4Arc ShotThe subject is filmed by an encircling or moving camera - AKA. Radical Shot
- 5Art DirectorThe individual responsible for the visual aesthetics and feel of a production - AKA. Production Designer
- 6BacklightingSeparates the subject from the background either by creating a silhouette or by highlighting the outline of a figure
- 7Extreme Long Shot (ELS)-Covers a wide area
-Shows the whole figure of the subject as well as its surroundings
-Provides context for the scene
It is the extremes that make films cinematic as opposed to televisual - 8Extreme Close-Up (ECU)-Frames specific features of the subject (generally facial features)
-Reveals a person's true emotions
It is the extremes that make films cinematic as opposed to televisual - 9Long Shot-The figure fills the frame from head to foot
-Places the subject in relation to the environment and the people around it
-Shows action rather than emotion
-Allows audiences to read body language - 10Mid-Shot-Frames the subject from the waist up
-Very common in the portrayal of interviews in television
-Shows some body language as well as expression
-Allows audiences to see relationships between people - 11Close-Up-Shows head and shoulders
-Captures facial expression and emotions
-The subject almost fills the entire frame - 12Big Close-Up-Shows forehead to chin
-Much more intense than a simple close-up
-One of the most important shots in cinema - 13Medium Long Shot-Cuts the figure off at the knee
-Shows the subject in relation to its surroundings
-May be used when there are 2 or 3 people in the frame - 14Medium Close-Up-Cuts the figure off at the chest
-Not as intense as a Close-up
-Reveals only a little of the surroundings
-Shows facial expression
-Commonly used for interviews in documentaries and news programmes - 15Chroma KeyFilming in front of a blue/green screen and then matting the background in post-production
- 16Continuity Editing-Classical Hollywood style of film editing
-Creates the illusion of spatial and temporal continuity - 17ContrastThe difference between light and shadow, or maximum/minimum amounts of light in an image
- 18Crane or Jib ShotA fluid shot achieved with an extendable mechanical arm, which allows movement from ground level to several metres above the ground
- 19DiegesisNarrative elements of a film; sound from within the narrative is diegetic; the musical score however is usually non-diegetic
- 20Discovery ShotThe moving or panning camera comes across something not previously disclosed to the viewer
- 21DollyAKA - Tracking
Referring to camera movement
E.g. Dolly-in, dolly-out, track along-with etc - 22Dolly ZoomAKA - Contra zoom
Gradual zoom towards or away from a subject - 23EllipsisThe shortening of plot duration achieved by deliberately missing some intervals of time E.G. by using fades, dissolves, jump cuts, or a sudden match cut (for example, in Space Odyssey)
- 24FoleyPost-production sound effects for footsteps, door slams etc. Added by a foley artist
(Often used in radio programmes) - 25Fourth WallThe imaginary, transparent plane through which the viewer sees the action of a film; the fourth wall is broken when an actor addresses the camera
- 26FramingRefers to the composition of a shot, and the ways in which the mise-en-scene is defined by the perimeter of the film frame
- 27HighlightingUsing thin beams of light to illuminate selected parts of a scene
- 28IconographyThe use of objects and other elements of the mise-en-scene for their symbolic value in order to generate meaning
- 29Key LightThe main light on the subject on the scene.
In high-key lighting, there is a minimum of shadows and low contrast
In low-key lighting there is less illumination and high contrast - 30Mise-en-sceneAll the elements placed by the director (and/or art director) into the frame of the film.
Can refer to settings, decor, props, costumes, actors, make-up, lighting, and even camera movement within the scene - 31MontageThe montage (editing) together of different images creates meaning using juxtaposition and association
- 32OverlapAKA - L-Cut or J-Cut
Technique of editing sound and picture separately, so that the sound from one scene overlaps the picture of another - 33Over-The-Shoulder (OTS)Often used in shot-reverse editing
- 34PaceThe pace of the edit can create a powerful effect within the montage - fast-paced for action sequences, slower paced to build tension
- 35Point-of-view (POV)A shot giving a characters point of view.
*Hitchcock's advice was to always treat the camera as if it was a person* - 36Production DesignThe colours, scenery, props, costumes that create the overall look of the film - the responsibility of the art director or production designer
- 37Reverse ShotA reverse angle shot - used to show a perspective from the opposite side of a subject; often used in dialogue scenes
- 38Shot, Scene, Sequence = FilmA film is made up of sequences of scenes; a scene consists of several shots
- 39SteadicamInvented by Garrett Brown, the stedicam allows for long, continuous camera movements without the need for a dolly track and without the shakiness associated with handheld filming
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