Camera Work
A wide shot usually used in opening scenes to feel grand
What is an establishing shot?
The most basic transition between shots, often used to keep continuity.
What is a cut?
Referred as score in Media Studies
What is music called?
Everything visible within a frame, including setting, costumes, and props that create meaning
What is Mise-en-scene?
Revolves around a crime and themes of good and evil
What is a crime thriller?
A smooth shot achieved by mounting the camera on a stabilizing device
What does a steadicam do?
A transition where the end of one scene blends into the beginning of the next
What is a dissolve?
Dialogue, background noise, and sound effects heard within a scene on set
What is diegetic sound?
The intentional placement of objects in a scene to create depth and meaning.
What are props?
A typical film setting that creates isolation and vulnerability.
What are horror film genre conventions?
This camera movement follows a subject horizontally across the frame.
What is a tracking shot?
An editing technique where shots rapidly alternate to show simultaneous action.
What is cross-cutting?
This type of sound is added for the audience's benefit and does not originate from the film's world.
What is non-diegetic sound?
The deliberate arrangement and balance of visual elements in a frame—including props, actors, and settings—is known as this
What is composition?
Defined by futuristic settings and stretches the imagination.
What is Science Fiction?
When the camera orbits around the subject to create a dynamic, immersive effect
What is an orbital shot?
A quick series of short clips that speeds up time and brings out feelings
What is a montage?
The process of balancing dialogue, music, and sound effects to make a perfect audio experience.
What is sound mixing?
The use of selected colors to evoke mood and meaning.
What is a color scheme?
Includes rugged landscapes and land of lawlessness.
What is Western genre?
A shot that shifts focus between subjects within the same frame by adjusting the lens
What is a rack focus?
An abrupt editing technique that cuts from one scene to another often shocking the viewers.
What is a smash cut?
The creative process of constructing a film's auditory landscape—including ambient noises, effects, and subtle background sounds
What is sound design
Theuse of objects or props in a scene to symbolize themes or character traits
What is symbolism?
This genre has two common, different types and has themes of love.
What is a musical genre?