THE LANGUAGE OF MOTION PICTURES

COMPOSITION: THE FRAME

COMPOSITION: ASPECT RATIO

COMPOSITION: RULE of THIRDS

REPRESENTING THREE-DIMENSIONAL SPACE Depth and Perspective

 Scale  Foreground and Background  Light and Shadow  Headroom and Noseroom  Mise en Scene  Angle REPRESENTING THREE-DIMENSIONAL SPACE Depth and Perspective

SHOT TYPES LONG SHOT (LS)

SHOT TYPES MEDIUM SHOT (MS)

SHOT TYPES CLOSE-UP (CU)

SHOT TYPES EXTREME CLOSE-UP (ECU)

MORE SHOT TYPES  Medium Long Shot (MLS)  Medium Close-Up (MCU)  Two-Shot  Three-Shot

MORE SHOT TYPES  Objective Perspective  Subjective Perspective  Point-of-view Shot  Over-the-shoulder Shots  Overhead Shot

MOVING SHOT TYPES An element in a motion picture can be defined by its location in Four Dimensions: its place in Width, Height, Depth, and Time.

MOVING SHOT TYPES  Pan  Tilt  Zoom  Dolly  Tracking (Trucking)

 Frame  Shot  Scene  Sequence  Act  Feature, Episode, or Program  Season  Series BUILDING BLOCKS OF VISUAL PROGRAMS

TRANSITIONS  Cut  Fade – in  Fade – out  Dissolve  Wipe