Glossary So Far

Audince

people who watch the drama

 

Characters

actors and acresses that take the scripted roles within any sort of acting

 

Mise-en-scene

reasoning for everything being in the scene

 

Editing

a process used to get rid of all the bad shots and smooth out 2 different bits of filming make them look as one

 

Sound

a sound stimulants (e.g. music, phone ringing, loud crash) used to assert a feeling, emotion or thought

 

Composition

how and why different camera shots are used and why they are used

 

Zoom

Zoom In- moving toward a subject

Zoom Out- moving away from a subject 

 

 

Camera Shots

where the camera is in relation to what it is filming and how that presents the object/person in the shot

 

Shot Types

Aerial  Shot-taken form directly above from a height (normally helicopter)

Extreme Wide Shot- the view is far away from the subject it isn't even visible

Very Wide Shot- the subject is barley visible but main focus is on the environment around

Wide Shot- the subject takes up the whole frame (aka long shot or full shot)

Mid Shot- shows a part of the subject in detail. (waist up)

Medium Close Up- shows more of subject than environment (shoulders up)

Close Up- a certain feature or part of a subject takes up the whole frame (just face)

Extreme Close Up- gets really close to the subject and shows extreme detail (just eyes)

Cut In- shows a part of the body in detail

Cutaway- shows something other than the subject

Two-Shot- a shot of two people at about mid shot range

Over The Shoulder- looking from behind the subject make you feel as if you are 3rd party

Point Of View- shot of the view from subjects perspective

Weather Shot- shot of the weather chosen for its connotations (rain=sadness)

 

Shot Angles

High- used to show you are above/superior of the subject

Low- show power of the subject

Canted or Oblique- shot is tittled to look distorted

 

Camera Movement

Pan- camera moves horizontally from left to right or right to left slowly to reveal more of the setting

Tilt- the camera moving up and down moving the attention of the audience & give more info

 

Depth Of Field

what is in focus in the shot and what is its propose