Camera Techniques

1)Extreme Close-up:
Emphasises a portion of the face, a small detail.


2)Pace:
Close-up (often of a face). Draws attention to detail, especially facial reaction.


2)Low angle shot:
Camera positioned low, looking up. Emphasises the size of the object in frame.


3)High angle shot:
Camera positioned high, looking down. Emphasises the vulnerability of the object or person in focus.


5)Music: This usually ties in with the action. It can be used to let the audience know what is about to happen or to affect their emotions. The music heard at the start of a film sets the tone for the whole film and is sometimes repeated at important times throughout.


6)Sound Effects:
Noises other than the spoken voice.


7)Pan:
Camera swivels slowly, giving a sweeping view of a wide area.


8)Zoom:
A smooth change in focal length to make the objects in the frame appear to come closer or recede. The camera does not move.


9)Tracking shot:
Camera moves along a track on a dolly, keeping pace with a moving object which is being filmed.


10) Performance (of actor/s):
The rate or motion of an act or preformance


11) Special effects (usually digital) :
A visual effect added digitaly to a film or tv show


12)Backlighting:
A voice is heard but the person speaking is not on screen or does not appear to be talking. May be an unseen narrator or a character's thoughts.


13) Dialogue/script:
A piece of text given to the actors. Tells them what they say for there act.


14) Mise en scene:
The composition, the placement of objects within the frame, the setting, the lighting, what is happening.


15) Cross-cutting:
Cutting back and forth between two scenes to create the impression that they are happening at the same time. Again, this is often used to point to a contrast.