Camera Angles
What is an eye-level shot?
This angle looks straight at the subject’s eye line and often creates a sense of equality or neutrality.
What is diegetic sound?
This type of sound is part of the film’s world, like dialogue or footsteps.
What is an extreme close-up?
This very close camera shot focuses on a small detail, like an eye or a hand, to create emphasis.
What is a cut?
A quick change from one shot to another is called this.
Define what "theme" means.
This is the main message or idea the film communicates
What is a low angle shot?
This low angle can make a character seem powerful or intimidating.
What is non-diegetic sound?
This type of sound comes from outside the story world, like background music.
What is a long shot (or wide shot)?
This shot is taken from far away, showing the whole subject and their surroundings.
What is a dissolve?
This transition slowly replaces one image with another.
What is a motif?
A recurring symbol, image, or idea in a film is called this.
What is a high angle shot?
This high angle can make the subject appear small, weak, or vulnerable.
What is a sound motif?
The repetition of a sound to create emphasis or mood is called this.
What is a bird’s-eye view?
This shot is taken from directly above the subject, often making them look small or trapped.
What is cross-cutting (or parallel editing)?
This editing style cuts between two different actions happening at the same time.
What is foreshadowing?
When a film hints at events to come, it’s using this literary technique.
What is a worm’s-eye view?
This extreme version of a low angle exaggerates the size of the subject, often to show dominance or threat.
What is on-screen sound?
Sound that comes from a source the audience can see in the frame is called this.
What is a medium shot?
This type of shot frames the subject from the waist up, often used in dialogue scenes.
What is a montage? and what does it show?
A sudden sequence of quick cuts can be used to show speed, chaos, or urgency.
What is dramatic irony?
When the audience knows something the characters don’t, it’s called this.
What is a Dutch tilt (or canted angle)?
This tilted or slanted camera angle suggests disorientation, imbalance, or tension.
What is strategic silence (or a sound drop)?
This technique uses silence or minimal sound to heighten tension or emotional impact.
What is an over-the-shoulder shot?
This angle places the camera behind one character’s shoulder to show their perspective.
What is continuity editing?
When editing follows a logical order of events without jumps in time, it is called this.
What is symbolism?
A location or setting that represents an abstract idea is an example of this.