Micro elements

Extreme close up

Extreme close up shows extreme detail of the character being shown. There often needs to be a specific reason why it is this close for example: to show the emotion of when something bad has happened. This is why it used in this picture as it shows fear in the characters eye.

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Close up

As we can see from the picture above, the characters emotions are shown clearly and is also showing a lot of detail on his face. I can tell from this that a close-up of a person emphasizes their emotional state.

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Medium shot and two shot

A medium shot is a camera angle shot from a middle distance. It normally includes the body from the knees or the waist up as shown from the picture above.

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Long shot

A long shot can sometimes be referred as a full shot or a wide shot, it typically shows the entire object or human figure and you can usually see the surroundings. In the picture above you can clearly see 3 human figures from head to toe and also their environment.

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Extreme long shot

An extreme long shot is a view from a greater distance for example a shot of New York’s skyline. This shots makes people look very small almost like dots. The image above is an extreme long shot as it shows the surroundings and the setting of the film.

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Track

A tracking shot is considered to be the same as dolly shot. This is a shot in which the camera is mounted on a cart and travels along tracks. Tracking is widely used and is very useful for most films. This makes it easier for action films because the character may be running and to capture this shot you will need to be steady but also quick so tracking would be the easiest solution.

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Pan

Panning is used in both film and television, the camera will pan in a particular direction and when it moves in that direction it will follow the object or person being filmed.

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Tilt

Tilting is moved on its vertical axis. The camera tilts downwards for an overhead shot as we can see from the diagram above.

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Zoom

Zooming means altering the focal length of the lens to give the illusion of moving closer or further away from an action. A zoom is technically not a camera move. This is used in almost every film.

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Cut

A cut is an immediate transition from one shot to the next for example a fighting scene can then be cut to a dinner scene depending on what the film and genre is.

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Pace

Pace is the speed at which something happens or is done this could range from slow, medium and also fast. This happens in every movie as a character could be walking normal speed or could be running very fast to get away from something or to simply get to it.

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Performance

Performing is an act of presenting a play, concert, or other form of entertainment. Films are normally a form of entertainment as people will be interested in a certain story line or even the genre.

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Diegetic and non diegetic

The difference between diegetic and non-diegetic sound depends on our understanding of the film viewing and listening. Certain sounds are represented from the film whilst others are represented as coming from outside the space of the story events.

Diegetic sound is normally when the people inside the film can hear it for example: screams from characters whereas non diegetic is when they cannot hear it for example: music or narration.

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Mise en scene

Mise en scene is the arrangement of scenery and stage properties in a film, the settings or surroundings of an event.

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