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(1) Camera Distance
 
(1) Camera Distance
the establishing shot
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*        the establishing shot
extreme long shot
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*        extreme long shot
long shot
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*        long shot
medium long shot
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*        medium long shot
full shot
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*        full shot
medium close shot
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*        medium close shot
close shot
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*        close shot
close-up
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*        close-up
extreme close-up
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*        extreme close-up
  
(2) Camera Angle
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(2)       Camera Angle
extreme low angle
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*        extreme low angle
low angle
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*        low angle
normal camera height
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*        normal camera height
high angle
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*        high angle
bird’s eye view
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*        bird’s eye view
Dutch angles
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*        Dutch angles
  
(3) Editing
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(3)         Editing
Cut, fade out/in, dissolve and wipe
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*        Cut, fade out/in, dissolve and wipe
  
(4) Camera Movement
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(4)         Camera Movement
pan (swish pan)
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*        pan (swish pan)
tilt
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*        tilt
tracking shot
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*        tracking shot
crane shot
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*        crane shot
  
(5) Zoom, hand-held camera, Steadicam and static camera
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(5)         Zoom, hand-held camera, Steadicam and static camera
  
(6) Lens Type
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(6)         Lens Type
wide angle
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*        wide angle
  
(7) Lighting
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(7)         Lighting
  
low and high key
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*        low and high key
  
(8) Deep focus
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(8)         Deep focus
  
 
(9) Two diametrically opposed editing principles: Montage vs. the Long Take
 
(9) Two diametrically opposed editing principles: Montage vs. the Long Take
  
(10) Parallel Editing / Cross cutting  
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(10) Parallel Editing / Cross cutting
  
 
(11) Time: Flash-forwards and Flashbacks
 
(11) Time: Flash-forwards and Flashbacks
  
(12) Colour-coding (13) Tying everything up: Mise en scène—An image’s setting, subjects and composition. (14) DV = Digital video
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(12) Colour-coding
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(13) Tying everything up: Mise en scène—An image’s setting, subjects and composition.
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(14) DV = Digital video
  
  
 
[[Category:Handout]]
 
[[Category:Handout]]

Revision as of 09:40, 20 June 2007

Formal Elements of Film Analysis

Narrative Film The Essentials of Film Analysis

Imagetrack

Getting Started: Scenes vs. Sequences


(1) Camera Distance

  • the establishing shot
  • extreme long shot
  • long shot
  • medium long shot
  • full shot
  • medium close shot
  • close shot
  • close-up
  • extreme close-up

(2) Camera Angle

  • extreme low angle
  • low angle
  • normal camera height
  • high angle
  • bird’s eye view
  • Dutch angles

(3) Editing

  • Cut, fade out/in, dissolve and wipe

(4) Camera Movement

  • pan (swish pan)
  • tilt
  • tracking shot
  • crane shot

(5) Zoom, hand-held camera, Steadicam and static camera

(6) Lens Type

  • wide angle

(7) Lighting

  • low and high key

(8) Deep focus

(9) Two diametrically opposed editing principles: Montage vs. the Long Take

(10) Parallel Editing / Cross cutting

(11) Time: Flash-forwards and Flashbacks

(12) Colour-coding

(13) Tying everything up: Mise en scène—An image’s setting, subjects and composition.

(14) DV = Digital video