film terminology

FILM TERMINOLOGY

What You See Is What You Get.

Framing

•What is Framing?

How images look within the shot.

A shot is a piece of film with no cuts.

A cut is when what the camera is looking atjumps from one image to another.

Long Shot (LS)

•What is a Long Shot?

A shot from some distance (Also called a full shot). A long shot of a person shows the full body.

•Why use Long Shots?

Long shots of places can set the scene.

Long shots of people may suggest isolation or vulnerability.

Long Shot

Medium Shot (MS)

•What is a Medium Shot?

The most common shot. A shot from a middle distance. A medium shot of a person shows the person from the waist up.

• Why use Medium Shots?

Medium shots of people show their reactions or focus attention on them.

Medium Shot

Close-Up Shot (CU)

•What is a Close-Up Shot?

The image being shot (like a face) takes up at least 80% of the frame.

Close-ups convey strong intensity of emotion, heightening the mood.

• Why use Close-up shots?

Close-up

Extreme Close-Up (ECU)

• What is an Extreme Close-Up?

The image is part of a whole, like just part of a face or hand.

• Why use Extreme Close-Ups?

Extreme Close-Ups are artificial. You seldom see people this close in real-life. They make the viewer unsettled or nervous.

Extreme Close-Up

Camera Angles?

• What is a Camera Angle?

The height from at which the shot sits compared to what it is shooting.

Eye level

90 to 95% of the shots are eye level.

It feels the most natural/normal.

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Eye Level

High Angle

The subject looks smaller than normal, giving the appearance of being weak, powerless, or trapped.

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High Angle

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Low Angle

Lighting?

•What is Lighting?

Even lighting in the shot. Has neither extra light, nor not enough to see.

• What is Neutral Lighting?

How much light is in the shot.

High Key

The scene is flooded with light.

Creates a bright, open-looking scene.

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High Key

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Low Key

Credits• Thanks to . . . .• http://www.myfilmstories.com/200/classic-camera-angles-

and-shots/

• http://lilyvosper.blogspot.com/2012/01/glossary-of-technical-terms.html

• http://www.elementsofcinema.com/directing/mise-en-scene.html