Film Watcher’s Vocabulary

Fall 2013

Prof. Karl J. SkutskiDepartment of Modern Languages & Literatures

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

Frame

Analog SoundTrack

DigitalSoundTrack

Anamorphic image used to create a 2.39:1 aspect ratio

24 frames/second

ShotContinuous footage of film shot by one camera between two edits

> 1 sec to ???

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Close-Ups

American Shot

Long Shot

Bird’s-Eye Shot

BlockingBlocking is a theatre term which refers to the precise movement and positioning of actors in a scene.

BlockingBlocking is a theatre term which refers to the precise movement and positioning of actors in a scene

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

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)

Shot Reverse Shot (SRS)

Camera Positions in Oceans 12

1 3 2

5 4

7

6

810

9

11

1312

14

17

16

18 1920

21

22

23

15

Multiple Moving Shot-Reverse-Shots

Oceans 12

14

24

25

26

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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