Film Watcher’s Vocabulary Fall 2013 Prof. Karl J. Skutski Department of Modern Languages & Literatures

Film Watcher’s Vocabulary 1.Frame 2.Shot 3.Mis en scene 4.Blocking 5.Reframing 6.Long take 7.Depth of focus 8.Pan 9.Dolly/crane shot 10.Shot-reverse shot 11. Key/fill/back lighting 12. Expressionistic effects 13. Non-diegetic 14. Montage editing 15. Intellectual montage 16.Rhythmic montage 17.Kuleshov effect 18.Continuity editing 19.Jump cut 20.Match cut

Frame Analog Sound Track Digital Sound Track Anamorphic image used to create a 2.39:1 aspect ratio 24 frames/second

Shot Continuous footage of film shot by one camera between two edits > 1 sec to ??? Clip

Close-Ups

American Shot

Long Shot

Bird’s-Eye Shot

Blocking Blocking is a theatre term which refers to the precise movement and positioning of actors in a scene.

Blocking Blocking is a theatre term which refers to the precise movement and positioning of actors in a scene

Panning The rotation of camera, generally in a horizontal plane, from a fixed or moving axis. Emulates the horizontal scanning of a scene from one person’s perspective. The Atonement

Reframing A change of perspective within a scene without cutting, through the use of zooming, panning, refocusing, etc. Clip

Tracking Shot A shot in which the camera is mounted on camera dolly or wheeled platform that is pushed on rails while the picture is being taken; in this case the shot is also known as a dolly shot or trucking shot. May also refer to any shot in which the camera follows a subject within the frame, such as a moving actor or a moving vehicle… the camera may be moved in ways not involving a camera dolly, such as via a Steadicam, via handheld camera operator, or by being panned on a tripod. Wikipedia Clip

Shot Reverse Shot (SRS)

Camera Positions in Oceans Multiple Moving Shot-Reverse-Shots Oceans Harp Stairs Windows Bed Julia Roberts Clip

Match Cut A match cut is two shots spliced together to provide either visual or metaphorical continuity. These cuts can occur within a scene or between two scenes. Clip

Deep Focus A style of cinematography and staging that uses relatively wide angle lenses and small lens apertures by maintaining objects in the extreme background and foreground simultaneously focused. (Cinematography) Clip

Mise en Scene Literally, everything within the scene that forms the cinematic composition. Andre Bazin describes the mise-en-scene aesthetic as emphasizing choreographed movement within the scene rather than through editing. [ [ Clip Clip 2

Mise en Scene Literally, everything within the scene that forms the cinematic composition. Andre Bazin describes the mise-en-scene aesthetic as emphasizing choreographed movement within the scene rather than through editing. [ [ Clip Clip 2