Film and Lit Techniques

Film Techniques

100

A shot taken from the vantage point a particular character, or what a character sees-“Eye-Level.” This shot is the most common

Point-Of-View Shot

200

Recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a film, television program, or video game

Soundtrack

300

An important element of "putting in the scene,” the objects contained in and the setting of a scene

Decor

400

The dividing line between the edges of the screen image and the enclosing darkness of the theater (a single photo of film)

Frame

500

A synonym for editing- emphasizes dynamic, often discontinuous, relationships between shots and the juxtaposition of images to create ideas not present in either shot by itself

Montage

Literary Techniques

100

the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.

Personofication

200

a comparison between two things that are otherwise unrelated

Metaphor

300

an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.

Allusion

400

narration in which the teller of the tale, who often appears to speak with the voice of the author themselves, assumes an omniscient (all-knowing) perspective on the story being told: diving into private thoughts, narrating secret or hidden events

Third Person

500

a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

Allegory

Application

100

This type of shot:

Close-Up

200

This Angle of Framing:

High Angle 

300

This type of shot:

Over-the-Shoulder

400

This type of shot:

Long Shot

500

This is an example of (Hint: it also is a literary technique)

Visual Metaphor