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Film Watcher’s Vocabulary
Fall 2013
Prof. Karl J. SkutskiDepartment of Modern Languages & Literatures
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Film Watcher’s Vocabulary
1. Frame
2. Shot
3. Mis en scene
4. Blocking
5. Reframing
6. Long take
7. Depth of focus
8. Pan
9. Dolly/crane shot
10. Shot-reverse shot
11. Key/fill/back lighting
12. Expressionistic effects
13. Non-diegetic
14. Montage editing
15. Intellectual montage
16. Rhythmic montage
17. Kuleshov effect
18. Continuity editing
19. Jump cut
20. Match cut
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Frame
Analog SoundTrack
DigitalSoundTrack
Anamorphic image used to create a 2.39:1 aspect ratio
24 frames/second
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ShotContinuous footage of film shot by one camera between two edits
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Close-Ups
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American Shot
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Long Shot
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Bird’s-Eye Shot
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BlockingBlocking is a theatre term which refers to the precise movement and positioning of actors in a scene.
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BlockingBlocking is a theatre term which refers to the precise movement and positioning of actors in a scene
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PanningThe rotation of camera, generally in a horizontal plane, from a fixed or moving axis. Emulates the horizontal scanning of a scene from one person’s perspective.
The Atonement
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ReframingA change of perspective within a scene without cutting, through the use of zooming, panning, refocusing, etc.
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Tracking ShotA shot in which the camera is mounted on camera dolly or wheeled platform that is pushed on rails while the picture is being taken; in this case the shot is also known as a dolly shot or trucking shot. May also refer to any shot in which the camera follows a subject within the frame, such as a moving actor or a moving vehicle… the camera may be moved in ways not involving a camera dolly, such as via a Steadicam, via handheld camera operator, or by being panned on a tripod. Wikipedia
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Shot Reverse Shot (SRS)
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Shot Reverse Shot (SRS)
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Camera Positions in Oceans 12
1 3 2
5 4
7
6
810
9
11
1312
14
17
16
18 1920
21
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15
Multiple Moving Shot-Reverse-Shots
Oceans 12
14
24
25
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Harp
Stairs
Windows
Bed
Julia Roberts
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Match CutA match cut is two shots spliced together to provide either visual or metaphorical continuity. These cuts can occur within a scene or between two scenes. www.ehow.com
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Deep FocusA style of cinematography and staging that uses relatively wide angle lenses and small lens apertures by maintaining objects in the extreme background and foreground simultaneously focused. (Cinematography)
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Mise en SceneLiterally, everything within the scene that forms the cinematic composition.Andre Bazin describes the mise-en-scene aesthetic as emphasizing choreographed movement within the scene rather than through editing.[
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Mise en SceneLiterally, everything within the scene that forms the cinematic composition.Andre Bazin describes the mise-en-scene aesthetic as emphasizing choreographed movement within the scene rather than through editing.[
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