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Forms of Fiction

Film Techniques. Forms of Fiction . Film techniques describe the way meaning is created in film. Film techniques .

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Forms of Fiction

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  1. Film Techniques Forms of Fiction

  2. Film techniques describe the way meaning is created in film. Film techniques

  3. A camera shot is the amount of space that is seen in one shot or frame. Camera shots are used to demonstrate different aspects of a film's setting, characters and themes. As a result, camera shots are very important in shaping meaning in a film. Camera shots

  4. contains a large amount of landscape. It is often used at the beginning of a scene or a film to establish general location (setting). This is also known as an establishing shot. Camera shot: extreme long shot

  5. contains landscape but gives the viewer a more specific idea of setting. A long shot may show the viewers the building where the action will take place. Camera shot: Long shot

  6. contains a complete view of the characters. From this shot, viewers can take in the costumes of characters and may also help to demonstrate the relationships between characters. Camera shot: Full shot

  7. contains the characters or a character from the waist up. From this shot, viewers can see the characters' faces more clearly as well as their interaction with other characters. This is also known as a social shot Camera shot: Mid shot

  8. Contains just one character's face. This enables viewers to understand the actor's emotions and also allows them to feel empathy for the character. This is also known as a personal shot. Camera shot: close up

  9. contains one part of a character's face or other object. This technique is quite common in horror films. This type of shot creates an intense mood and provides interaction between the audience and the viewer. Camera shot: extreme close up

  10. When analyzing a film, always consider the different camera shots and why they are being used. Like symbols, camera shots also need to be read in context. Examine the camera shot on the next slide: Camera shot

  11. What is being conveyed by this shot?

  12. A camera angle is different than a camera shot. While camera shots are used to demonstrate different aspects of setting, themes and characters, angles are used to position the viewer so that they can understand the relationships between the characters. These are very important for shaping meaning in film as well as in other visual texts. Camera angles

  13. an angle that looks directly down upon a scene. This angle is often used as an establishing angle, along with an extreme long shot, to establish setting. Camera angle: birds-eye angle or Arial Shot

  14. looks down upon a subject. A character shot with a high angle will look vulnerable or small. These angles are often used to demonstrate to the audience a perspective of a particular character. Camera angles: high angle

  15. puts the audience on an equal footing with the character/s. This is the most commonly used angle in most films as it allows the viewers to feel comfortable with the characters. Camera angles: eye-level angle

  16. Looks up at a character or “things”. This is the opposite of a high angle and makes a character look more powerful. This can make the audience feel vulnerable and small by looking up at the character. This can help the responder feel empathy if they are viewing the frame from another character's point of view. Camera angles: Low angle

  17. A shot taken over the shoulder of one of the characters. Allows the audience to feel close to a conversation. Camera angles: over the shoulder

  18. Dutch Angle—Skewed perspective that causes disorientation with the audience. Crane shot—A shot that moves up and away from the action. Often used to signify the ending of a scene. Often uplifting for the audience. Tracking shot—A shot which follows the actors with no cuts; useful in creating a sense of the audience being in the scene. Other camera angles/Shots

  19. When applied to the cinema, mise-en-scène refers to everything that appears before the camera and its arrangement—composition, sets, props, actors, costumes, and lighting.[2 Mise en Scene (Meezeaunscen)

  20. Crane shot (1:05): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neO5fnwQjqg&list=PL8181C80F6DAD567B&index=2&feature=plpp_video Tracking shot: http://youtu.be/7RbAPmKyMdA Camera angles and movement

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