THE LANGUAGE OF MOTION PICTURES COMPOSITION: THE FRAME COMPOSITION: ASPECT RATIO COMPOSITION: RULE of THIRDS REPRESENTING THREE-DIMENSIONAL SPACE Depth and Perspective Scale Foreground and Background Light and Shadow Headroom and Noseroom Mise en Scene Angle REPRESENTING THREE-DIMENSIONAL SPACE Depth and Perspective SHOT TYPES LONG SHOT (LS) SHOT TYPES MEDIUM SHOT (MS) SHOT TYPES CLOSE-UP (CU) SHOT TYPES EXTREME CLOSE-UP (ECU) MORE SHOT TYPES Medium Long Shot (MLS) Medium Close-Up (MCU) Two-Shot Three-Shot MORE SHOT TYPES Objective Perspective Subjective Perspective Point-of-view Shot Over-the-shoulder Shots Overhead Shot MOVING SHOT TYPES An element in a motion picture can be defined by its location in Four Dimensions: its place in Width, Height, Depth, and Time. MOVING SHOT TYPES Pan Tilt Zoom Dolly Tracking (Trucking) Frame Shot Scene Sequence Act Feature, Episode, or Program Season Series BUILDING BLOCKS OF VISUAL PROGRAMS TRANSITIONS Cut Fade in Fade out Dissolve Wipe