Camera Work
This shot frames the subject from the waist up, commonly used for conversations.
What is a medium shot?
This process involves putting different video clips together to form a scene.
What is editing?
This term refers to everything in a scene: sets, props, lighting, and actors.
What is mise-en-scene?
The correct terminology to use when describing the sound in a scene.
What is the score.
The typical elements, characters, and structures that define a particular film genre.
What are genre conventions.
A shot where the camera looks down on the subject, making them appear small or weak.
A technique where two scenes are shown differently to create a connection between them.
What is cross cutting?
The use of light and shadow in a scene to create mood or highlight certain elements.
What is lighting?
Sounds that exist within the story world, such as footsteps or a door closing.
What are diegetic sounds.
A common feature of action films, where the hero fights villains or overcomes obstacles.
What is a fight scene.
This type of shot follows a subject as they move through a scene.
What is a tracking shot?
This transition gradually blends one shot into another.
What is a dissolve?
What is it called when something is purposefully placed in a scene?
A prop.
Sounds like background music or a narrator’s voice that come from outside the story world.
What are non-diegetic sounds.
A character often seen in romantic comedies: two people who are initially incompatible but fall in love.
What is a love interest.
A lens that allows you to capture a wide view of a scene.
A wide-angle lens.
This technique involves slowing down the pace of cuts or holding on a shot longer to create tension.
what is a slow cut?
When a scene has high contrast and strong shadows.
Low-key lighting
The background noise of a scene.
What is ambient sound.
In horror films, a scene where something unexpected scares the audience, usually with a loud sound.
What is a jump-scare.
This camera movement rotates the camera from side to side to show more of a scene.
What is a pan shot?
When different shots or scenes are placed together to make a symbolic connection, it's called a M_____
What is a montage?
The design and decoration of sets, costumes, and props to create the look of the film.
The process of adjusting and mixing the sound levels of dialogue, music, and sound effects in a film.
What is sound mixing.
A film genre that typically has a detective solving a mystery, often with dark, moody visuals.
What is a noir film.