Camera Angles & Movement
A shaky camera delivers this kind of meaning.
What displays instability and uncertainty?
Instant cuts derive this element/meaning from the audience.
What editing technique draws adrenaline and rising and anticipation from the audience?
What sound convention is commonly included in diegetic sounds?
A container for human events throughout a scene, conveying the time period and specific location displayed in a scene.
What is scene setting?
Recognized by the emotional and suspenseful impact it has on the audience.
What is the horror genre most recognized by?
A tracking shot derives this kind of meaning from a scene.
What type of shot creates a sense of immersion from the audience and draws their attention to a moving subject?
A cut on action is put to use for this purpose.
What editing technique is used when the camera instantly cuts to another subject/object after a character performs an action?
Dissonance delivers this theme/meaning into a scene.
What sound technique suggests that something bad is occurring in the world?
Conveys who the character is and their development through their physical appearance.
What does Costume & Makeup convey?
Includes character archetypes such as a stereotypical "hero" and "villain."
What genre conventions for characters are included in a typical fantasy genre?
A Dutch (canted) angle makes a subject appear this way.
What shot brings a sense of distortion and chaos to a scene?
An L-cut is used in this instance.
What editing technique is used when the audio of a preceding scene continues over to the next?
The frequency of certain sounds in a scene.
What is sound pitch?
Expresses ideology, emotion, color, depth, style, and more that contribute to creating composition.
What does lighting express?
The clash between civilization and the untamed wilderness, and the challenges of settling the frontier.
What is a theme included in the Western film genre?
An aerial shot is utilized for this purpose.
What provides a bird's eye view on a scene and its setting?
This editing technique brings a sense of closure and finality to a scene.
What does a fade-to-black signify/convey in a scene?
Ambient and natural sounds convey this meaning.
What conveys realism and the background of the overall scene.
The key parts of expression and movement follow the actors/actresses in a scene.
What is acting and actuality?
Characters in this film genre often have external needs or goals that impact their relationship.
What is common for characters to experience in a typical romance film genre?
An over-the-shoulder shot is used in this instance during a scene.
What shot is utilized during character conversations or interactions in a scene?
A cross-cutting editing technique conveys this.
What creates parallel action between two separate parts of a scene and delivers suspense?
Music included in your film that wasn’t created specifically for the film.
What is soundtrack?
Objects used to narrate key parts of a setting, holding specific themes to the plot.
What are props?
Utilizes the roles of a "final girl" and a "terrorizing monster" throughout the plot.
What character archetypes does a typical horror genre follow.