Mise-en-Scene
The type of lighting characterized by high contrast between areas of shadow and areas of light.
low-key lighting
When the camera moves side to side while remaining in a fixed position
A pan
The idea that juxtaposing two images together creates a stronger effect than one image by itself.
The Kuleshov effect
The art of creating sound effects for film
Foley art
What does Mise-en-Scene mean?
"Putting into the scene"
The light of the high-noon sun.
High key lighting
A way to add action to a scene when characters are standing still
The arc shot
Splicing together shots from two or more different story events
Crosscutting
Turning the camera on its long axis while maintaining direction; a disorienting shot.
The camera roll
A type of zoom used for dramatic or comedic effect.
A Crash zoom
Seeing the scene as a three-dimensional space; a space with depth.
Scene space
Zooming in while pulling the camera out, OR zooming out while pushing the camera in.
The Dolly shot/Dolly zoom
The imaginary line which the camera does NOT cross during transitions/shots
The Axis of action OR the 180 degree rule
Defined by camera shake and incidental zooms.
Random movement
Viewing a shot/film as a two-dimensional space
Screen space
Red, orange, and yellow are examples of this
Warm color(s)
Moving the camera quickly to focus on two different things within the same shot.
Whip pan
Cutting together scenes based on a similar shape or object
graphic matching
The aspect of Mise-En-Scene having to do with where things take place
Setting
Viewing a shot/scene as if you were a character.
Point of View (POV) shot
These are the parts of the three-point lighting system used by filmmakers
Back light, fill light, and key light.
A shot where the human figure is lost or tiny
extreme long shot
Presenting an action in such a way that it consumes less time on screen that it does in the story.
Elliptical editing OR Montage sequence
The term to describe something as existing in the world of the film.
Diegesis, or Diegetic.
The four aspects of camera position
Angle, height, level, and distance