Micro Features

media

Shot types

• Close up • Medium close up

• Extreme close up

• High Angle

• Low Angle

• Over the shoulder shot

• Establishing shot (a long shot that sets the scene; first shot in the scene: sets the tone, atmosphere, location of the scene.)

• Shot/Reverse/Shot (characters face/object/characters face)

• Match on action (connects two shots cut together by having a character finish an action in the second shot begun in the first shot. For instance, if a character lights a match in the first shot, the same character will draw it up to a cigarette in the second.)

• Dynamic Medium close up (dynamic shots are any shot where the camera angle, movement, or position changes during the scene. For example shameless use a lot of dynamic whip pans to connote confusion, drunkenness or disorder.)

• Jump cut (A quick cut between scenes. Often used in spooks to signify confusion or danger)

• Point of view (seeing through the characters eyes)

• Reaction shot

• Two shot (A scene shot with the camera positioned to observe two actors)

• Eye-line match (cut to an object, then to a person. This technique shows what a person seems to be looking at and can reveal a character's thoughts. Also aids as continuity to show the characters in conversation i.e. making eye contact)

• Framing portrays status, low or high angles shows dominance or passive behaviour of characters.

• Pan/Whip Pan (often used to edit between scenes)

• Track (camera follows or tracks characters)

• Tilt (camera moves up/ down)

• Crane (high angle shot from above)

• Steadicam (a vest worn by camera person gives a steady shot)

• Handheld (gives a realistic look less film like)

Camera movement

Editing• Pace (number of cuts/edits)

• Graphic or action match editing (movement in one scene is copied in following scene i.e. running opening door, opening newspaper)

• Parallel editing (Editing that acts between two sequences taking place at different locations and/or at different times,

example- Cutting it, HollyOaks)

• Dissolve (a dissolve is a gradual transition from one image to another)

Sound

• Diegetic (natural sound that camera picks up on location)

• Non- Diegetic (sound that is edited into the scene i.e. voice over, soundtrack)

• Foley (exaggerated diegetic sound i.e. explosions, punches)

• Sound motif (a sound associated with a particular character or programme i.e. Eastenders duff duff’s)

• Dialog/Accent/Dialect (what the characters say, how they say it- use of slang, colloquial expressions indicate; class, race, gender, attitude.)

• Voiceover (voice of ‘god’, helps the audience understand what is going on)

• Soundtrack (music used in extract – fast paced music during chase scene or romantic music for love scenes.)

• Soundscape (all of the above- everything you can hear)

Mise-en-scène

• Costumes • Location

• Props

• Setting

• Lighting

• Acting