Mise en Scene
What is placed before the camera; the arrangement of the set, lighting, costumes, hair, makeup, position of the actors and their acting/gestures.
What is "mise en scene"?
camera is tilted to its side, often disorienting
What is "Dutch angle"?
lines spoken by a narrator
What is "voiceover"?
where one shot ends and another begins
What is "cut"?
a sudden cut that suggests a skip or glitch in the film (very popular in horror films)
What is "jump cut"/ "jump scare"
the positioning of the actors in relation to each other and the camera
What is "blocking"?
an even closer close-up, focused on minute detail
What is "extreme close-up"?
sound that “bridges” between two scenes
What is "sound bridge"?
an editing pattern in which the camera cuts between two characters
a sequence of shots that work to summarize a part of the narrative (compresses a passage of time)
What is "montage"?
the boundaries of the shot, a window into the world of the film, the on-screen space
What is "frame"?
camera can lengthen or shorten the distance between itself and the subject
What is "zoom" (either in or out)?
sound that originates from within the world of the film
What is "diegetic sound"?
the process of cutting back and forth between two actions happening, suggestively, simultaneously
What is "parallel editing"?
the running time of the film
What is "screen duration"?
dramatic, high-contrast lighting (higher contrast than just low-key lighting, large emphasis on shadows)
What is "chiaroscuro"?
the camera “tracks” or moves with the subject or action
What is "tracking shot"?
sound that comes from outside the world of the film
what is "non-diegetic sound"?
when the previous image matches the shape of the following image
What is "match cut"?
the camera moves vertically
What is "tilt"?
the layering of one image on top of another (can occur during dissolve)
What is "superimposition"?
when the camera’s focus shifts between the background, mid-ground, and foreground
What is "racking focus"?
sound from the past or future within the film’s narrative
What is "non-simultaneous sound"?
a single continuous shot for a long duration
What is a "long take"?
a piece of text inserted into the film
What is "intertitle"?