Basic Film Elements

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Basic Film Elements Student Edition Edited by: Dr. Kay Picart

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Basic Film Elements. Student Edition Edited by: Dr. Kay Picart. Basic Elements of Film Language. Active Viewing:. Basic Elements of Film Language. UNITS OF TIME AND SPACE:. Frame Shot Scene Sequence. Basic Elements of Film Language. UNITS OF TIME AND SPACE: Frame. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Basic Film Elements

Student Edition

Edited by:Dr. Kay Picart

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Basic Elements of Film Language

Active Viewing:

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Basic Elements of Film Language

UNITS OF TIME AND SPACE:

Frame Shot Scene Sequence

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UNITS OF TIME AND SPACE:

Frame

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UNITS OF TIME AND SPACE:

Shot

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UNITS OF TIME AND SPACE:

Scene

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Sequence

Can you think of a good example of a sequence?

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Extreme Close-Up (ECU)

Close-Up Medium Close-

Up

Medium Shot Medium Long

Shot Long Shot Extreme Long

Shot

CAMERA DISTANCE:

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Extreme Close-Up

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Extreme Close-Up (continued):

What does this do to the spectator?

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Close-Up

Continued on next slide

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Close-Up (continued):

What does this do to the spectator?

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Medium Close-Up

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Medium Shot:

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Medium Long Shot

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CAMERA DISTANCE:

Long Shot

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Extreme Long Shot

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CAMERA PLACEMENT AND MOVEMENT:

Rack-Focus Deep Focus High-Angle Shot Low-Angle Shot

Zoom Pan Tilt Crane Up or

Crane Down

Continued on next slide

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CAMERA PLACEMENT AND MOVEMENT:

Tracking Shot Dolly Shot Dolly-In Shot Pull-Back (Dolly

Out) Shot

Steadicam Shot

High-Key Lighting

Low-Key Lighting

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CAMERA PLACEMENT AND MOVEMENT:

Rack-Focus :

What does this do to the spectator?

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CAMERA PLACEMENT AND MOVEMENT:

Deep Focus:

What does this do to the spectator?

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High-Angle Shot:

What does this do to the spectator?

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CAMERA PLACEMENT AND MOVEMENT:

Low-Angle Shot:

What does this do to the spectator?

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CAMERA PLACEMENT AND MOVEMENT:

Zoom

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Pan

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CAMERA PLACEMENT AND MOVEMENT:

Tilt

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CAMERA PLACEMENT AND MOVEMENT:

Crane Up or Crane Down

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CAMERA PLACEMENT AND MOVEMENT:

Tracking Shot

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CAMERA PLACEMENT AND MOVEMENT:

Dolly Shot

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CAMERA PLACEMENT AND MOVEMENT:

Dolly-In Shot

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CAMERA PLACEMENT AND MOVEMENT:

Pull-Back (Dolly Out) Shot

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CAMERA PLACEMENT AND MOVEMENT:

Steadicam Shot:

Can you think of a good example of a steadicam shot?

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CAMERA PLACEMENT AND MOVEMENT:

High-Key Lighting

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CAMERA PLACEMENT AND MOVEMENT:

Low-Key Lighting:

Can you think of a good example?

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Cut Fade Dissolve Wipe

Iris Crosscutting Match cut Match Dissolve

TRANSITIONS:

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Cut

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Fade

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Dissolve

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Wipe

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Iris:

Can you think of a good example for an Iris transition?

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Crosscutting:

What is a good example of crosscutting from the late 1970’s or early 1980’s?

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Match Cut

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Match Dissolve

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P.O.V. shot Shot/Reverse Shot 180-Degree Rule Establishing Shot Slow Motion Fast Motion

Freeze Frame God’s-eye-view Helicopter Shot Process Shot Voice-over C.G.I.

OTHER ELEMENTS

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P.O.V. (or Point-of-View) shot

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Shot/Reverse Shot

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180-Degree Rule

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Establishing Shot:

Can you think of a good example?

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Slow Motion

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Fast Motion

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Freeze Frame

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God’s-eye-view

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Basic Elements of Film Language OTHER ELEMENTS:

Helicopter Shot

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Process Shot

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Voice-over

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C.G.I.

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REMEMBER!!!

The MOST important thing about this course is to know the terminology in your sleep!