Camera Angles & Movements
Shot taken over the shoulder of a character.
What is an over the shoulder shot?
Cutting during a character’s or object’s movement
What is a cut on action?
Music included in a film not created specifically for the film.
What is soundtrack?
Emulate and enhance naturally occurring ambient light on a set
What is naturalistic lighting?
Recurring elements in a genre
What are genre conventions?
Camera movement along a horizontal axis, with the camera body turning slowly to the left or right on a stationary tripod.
What is a pan?
When the director cuts to the object of a character’s attention.
What is an eye-line match?
Sound not in the "world of the film." Heard by audience, not by characters.
What is non-diegetic sound?
Used to indicate genre, as well as the time period in which the film is set
What are prompts?
A kind or type of film
What is genre?
Camera movement which orbits around the subject.
What is an arc shot?
When an editor cuts between 2 or more shots that focus on the same area of the frame
What is an eye trace?
Original music that is created for a film and plays at different points throughout.
What is score?
Origin was necessary because actors’ faces would not register on film
What is makeup?
Plot Pattern: the center of the entire movie is a crime
What is a crime thriller?
When a camera moves laterally to track a subject.
What is a trucking shot?
Editing to control the time of the action in the film and shapes chronology
What is temporal relations?
Sound effects produced to enhance the realism of actions within the scene, always in post-production.
What is foley?
Produces shadows with a gradient, softer edge gradually wraps around subject
What is soft lighting?
Underdog overcomes long odds to win final big game, Athletes in their prime
What is a sports film?
Camera tracks towards the subject while zooming out at the same rate.
What is a reverse zoom/dolly shot?
Seemingly unrelated images put together in order to create a certain feeling or idea.
What is an intellectual montage?
Simultaneous or consecutive notes which sound pleasant.
The two acting styles.
What are individualized and stylized?
Recognized by emotional effect
What is a horror film?