Acts & Antics
The act in which characters and setting are first introduced.
What is Act I
The term for "everything on stage"
What is mise-en-scene?
This term -- often seen in art and music well as film -- refers to the way different elements of a shot are arranged or "composed".
What is composition?
The term for how far the camera is from the subject. In other words, how much of the "frame" the subject takes up.
What is framing?
One of Tocco's favorite phrases goes "Directors never do anything on ________."
What is accident?
The problem that drives the plot, often found in act 1.
What is conflict?
These 3 elements of mise-en-scene can be used as shortcuts for character information.
What is costume, hair, and makeup?
This "Rule" divides the screen up into 9 sections, allowing you to place important elements where the lines intersect.
What is the rule of thirds?
This camera movement is often used to make audiences feel like they are "in on the action".
What is handheld?
If you wanted to show an intimate relationship between two characters, you would use this kind of shot.
what is a close up
This is the term for the plot point in act 3 where all hope seems lost.
What is Dark Night of the Soul?
This element of mise-en-scene is often used to symbolize emotions, themes, or character traits.
What is color?
When elements and space in a frame are arranged so that no one element overpowers the others.
What is balanced composition?
This is another name for an extreme wide shot used at the beginning of a film to give viewer's context.
What is an establishing shot?
If you wanted to show a character having a disorienting or intense realization, you would use this camera movement.
What is a dolly zoom?
The act in which the protagonist faces the major obstacles and conflicts.
What is Act II
This element of mise-en-scene is a term for the objects which are visible in a scene.
What is props?
These are put in a frame to "lead" the viewer's eyes to a specific location within the frame.
What are leading lines?
This is the term for the kind of shot when a camera follows the subject for an extended period of time without any cuts.
What is a tracking shot?
What is negative space?
The term for smaller turning points that advance the conflict and raise the stakes in a film.
What is pinch point
When light is shone from three directions, creating depth without creating strong shadows.
What is three point lighting?
This type of composition often feels unnatural and unsettling and was used a lot in the film 2001: A Space Odyssey
What is symmetrical composition?
Often in interrogation scenes, you will find this type of shot.
This type of angle could be employed in order to make one character seem more powerful than another.
What is a low angle?