Film Language

Film Language

Camera

Frame- extreme close up, close up, mid shot, medium long shot (cut below knee), long shot, extreme long shot

Angle- low, level, high, bird's eye, worm's eye

Movement- pan right/ pan left, tilt up/ tilt down, tracking, crane shot, zoom in/ zoom out, static

Sound

Music

Contrapuntal/ parallel- music does not/ does go with images

Diegetic/ non diegetic- natural sound being heard or extra sound effects put on over scene

Off screen/ on screen- cannot see where sound comes from

Voice over- speaking over the scene

Emotion- shown through music and images

Dialogue- how people speak and in what tone

Editing

Transition- how it goes from one shot to another (e.g. straight cut, dissolves, etc)

Order of narrative- order of the scenes (e.g. flashbacks, dreams, etc)

Pace- speed of scenes/ dialogue/ action

Special effects

Mise en scene

Costume

Lighting

Actors

Make Up

Props

Setting