Film Analysis
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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
