1. Basic Film Elements Student Edition Edited by: Dr. Kay Picart

2. Basic Elements of Film Language u Active Viewing:

3. Basic Elements of Film Language u UNITS OF TIME AND SPACE: Frame Shot Scene Sequence

4. Basic Elements of Film Language u UNITS OF TIME AND SPACE: u Frame

5. Basic Elements of Film Language u UNITS OF TIME AND SPACE: u Shot

6. Basic Elements of Film Language u UNITS OF TIME AND SPACE: u Scene

7. Basic Elements of Film Language u UNITS OF TIME AND SPACE: u Sequence u Can you think of a good example of a sequence?

8. Basic Elements of Film Language u Extreme Close- Up (ECU) u Close-Up u Medium Close- Up u Medium Shot u Medium Long Shot u Long Shot u Extreme Long Shot CAMERA DISTANCE:

9. Basic Elements of Film Language u CAMERA DISTANCE: u Extreme Close-Up Continued on next slide

10. Basic Elements of Film Language u CAMERA DISTANCE: u Extreme Close-Up (continued): u What does this do to the spectator?

11. Basic Elements of Film Language u CAMERA DISTANCE: u Close-Up Continued on next slide

12. Basic Elements of Film Language u CAMERA DISTANCE: u Close-Up (continued): u What does this do to the spectator?

13. Basic Elements of Film Language u CAMERA DISTANCE: u Medium Close-Up

14. Basic Elements of Film Language u CAMERA DISTANCE: u Medium Shot:

15. Basic Elements of Film Language u CAMERA DISTANCE: u Medium Long Shot

16. Basic Elements of Film Language u CAMERA DISTANCE: u Long Shot

17. Basic Elements of Film Language u CAMERA DISTANCE: u Extreme Long Shot

18. Basic Elements of Film Language u CAMERA PLACEMENT AND MOVEMENT: Rack-Focus Deep Focus High-Angle Shot Low-Angle Shot Zoom Pan Tilt Crane Up or Crane Down Continued on next slide

19. Basic Elements of Film Language u CAMERA PLACEMENT AND MOVEMENT: Tracking Shot Dolly Shot Dolly-In Shot Pull-Back (Dolly Out) Shot Steadicam Shot High-Key Lighting Low-Key Lighting

20. Basic Elements of Film Language u CAMERA PLACEMENT AND MOVEMENT: u Rack-Focus : u What does this do to the spectator?

21. Basic Elements of Film Language u CAMERA PLACEMENT AND MOVEMENT: u Deep Focus: u What does this do to the spectator?

22. Basic Elements of Film Language u CAMERA PLACEMENT AND MOVEMENT: u High-Angle Shot: u What does this do to the spectator?

23. Basic Elements of Film Language u CAMERA PLACEMENT AND MOVEMENT: u Low-Angle Shot: u What does this do to the spectator?

24. Basic Elements of Film Language u CAMERA PLACEMENT AND MOVEMENT: u Zoom

25. Basic Elements of Film Language u CAMERA PLACEMENT AND MOVEMENT: u Pan

26. Basic Elements of Film Language u CAMERA PLACEMENT AND MOVEMENT: u Tilt

27. Basic Elements of Film Language u CAMERA PLACEMENT AND MOVEMENT: u Crane Up or Crane Down

28. Basic Elements of Film Language u CAMERA PLACEMENT AND MOVEMENT: u Tracking Shot

29. Basic Elements of Film Language u CAMERA PLACEMENT AND MOVEMENT: u Dolly Shot

30. Basic Elements of Film Language u CAMERA PLACEMENT AND MOVEMENT: u Dolly-In Shot

31. Basic Elements of Film Language u CAMERA PLACEMENT AND MOVEMENT: u Pull-Back (Dolly Out) Shot

32. Basic Elements of Film Language u CAMERA PLACEMENT AND MOVEMENT: u Steadicam Shot: u Can you think of a good example of a steadicam shot?

33. Basic Elements of Film Language u CAMERA PLACEMENT AND MOVEMENT: u High-Key Lighting

34. Basic Elements of Film Language u CAMERA PLACEMENT AND MOVEMENT: u Low-Key Lighting: u Can you think of a good example?

35. Basic Elements of Film Language u Cut u Fade u Dissolve u Wipe u Iris u Crosscutting u Match cut u Match Dissolve TRANSITIONS :

36. Basic Elements of Film Language u TRANSITIONS: u Cut

37. Basic Elements of Film Language u TRANSITIONS: u Fade

38. Basic Elements of Film Language u TRANSITIONS: u Dissolve

39. Basic Elements of Film Language u TRANSITIONS: u Wipe

40. Basic Elements of Film Language u TRANSITIONS: u Iris: u Can you think of a good example for an Iris transition?

41. Basic Elements of Film Language u TRANSITIONS: u Crosscutting: u What is a good example of crosscutting from the late 1970s or early 1980s?

42. Basic Elements of Film Language u TRANSITIONS: u Match Cut

43. Basic Elements of Film Language u TRANSITIONS: u Match Dissolve

44. Basic Elements of Film Language u P.O.V. shot u Shot/Reverse Shot u 180-Degree Rule u Establishing Shot u Slow Motion u Fast Motion u Freeze Frame u Gods-eye-view u Helicopter Shot u Process Shot u Voice-over u C.G.I. OTHER ELEMENTS

45. Basic Elements of Film Language u OTHER ELEMENTS: u P.O.V. (or Point-of-View) shot

46. Basic Elements of Film Language u OTHER ELEMENTS: u Shot/Reverse Shot

47. Basic Elements of Film Language u OTHER ELEMENTS: u 180-Degree Rule

48. Basic Elements of Film Language u OTHER ELEMENTS: u Establishing Shot: u Can you think of a good example?

49. Basic Elements of Film Language u OTHER ELEMENTS: u Slow Motion

50. Basic Elements of Film Language u OTHER ELEMENTS: u Fast Motion

51. Basic Elements of Film Language u OTHER ELEMENTS: u Freeze Frame

52. Basic Elements of Film Language u OTHER ELEMENTS: u Gods-eye-view

53. Basic Elements of Film Language u OTHER ELEMENTS: u Helicopter Shot

54. Basic Elements of Film Language u OTHER ELEMENTS: u Process Shot

55. Basic Elements of Film Language u OTHER ELEMENTS: u Voice-over

56. Basic Elements of Film Language u OTHER ELEMENTS: u C.G.I.

57. Basic Elements of Film Language u REMEMBER!!! u The MOST important thing about this course is to know the terminology in your sleep!