Camera movement and shots
Shows a part of something and is used to draw attention to something.
What is a close-up shot?
Transition that adds energy to scenes and builds momentum.
What is a whip pan?
Lighting used to signify danger or create an ominous atmosphere.
Why is low-key lighting used?
Original music that is created for the film and plays at different points throughout the movie.
What is a score?
Genre includes isolation, nighttime, low-key lighting.
What are the conventions of horror films?
This shot is used in dialogues and is often used to make the audience feel as though they are actually included in the conversation.
What is a over the shoulder shot?
Moving character or object that transitions to the next scene. Or the camera moves past the object. Often used to hide the cut.
What is a passing transition?
property or objects that are strategically included to support narrative.
What are props?
Background noise in a scene used to simulate reality.
What is ambient noise?
Genre set in a theater, stage, opera, etc.
What are common setting of musical films?
Jerky movement used to signify realism or create danger and urgency.
What effect is created by a shaky cam?
A transition that uses elements from the previous scene to use similar elements in the next scene to show passage of time.
What is a match cut?
Can be naturalistic or expressive
What are the types of costume and makeup?
Simultaneous or consecutive musical notes which sound harsh or unpleasant. Suggest that something is wrong or about to go wrong.
What is dissonance?
Genre that creates themes of suspense, mystery.
What are the themes in a crime thriller?
Camera is turning on the snake axis but not changing the direction of the lens. Disorienting and unsettling our equilibrium. Creates a sense of panic.
What effect is created by a camera roll?
When an editor cuts between 2 or more scenes happening in different locations at the same time. Effective way to combine multi-layered action.
What is cross cutting?
Appeal to plot acting is used in these genres.
What type of acting is used in comedies, fantasy, action and melodramas?
A recurring beat forming a pattern. May be rapid or slow, regular or irregular, producing different emotional effects in the viewer/listener.
What is rhythm?
Genre that consists of an underdog or person with injury who then achieves success.
What are the conventions of a sport film?
A shot taken with a tilted horizon, often used to signify imbalance or uncertainty, but sometimes for aesthetic effect.
What is the effect of a canted angle shot?
Puts seemingly unrelated images together in order to convey a certain feeling or idea. A type of metaphor or motif. Evoke emotion and meaning out of shots that otherwise wouldn't have meaning.
What is an intellectual montage?
Performance type that leads to character types, similar to genre iconography.
What is a stylized performance?
Sound of a voice speaking but not seen in the camera. Usually telling a story, or giving background info.
What is narration?
A batch of films that enjoy intense popularity for a period of time.
What is a genre cycle?