Film Studies final

Dutch Angle/ “tilt’” shot

off- centered and tilted, confuses the audience

“trick” shot/ unexpected angle

an unexpected POV shot, helps convey the image of a surprise discovery in a unlikely place

Obstructed Shot

gives the sense of what we’re seeing is “off limits” OR increases tension between characters

Point of view shot

places the camera directly “in the eyes” of one of the character, great for suspense or tension

Pan

rotating the camera side to side to capture up to a 360 degree view

Tilt

Angling the camera up and down to get a top-to-bottom view

Steadicam

A long “follow shot” typically from behind/beside one character

Crane/Aerial

Quickly brings an audience into the world of the film or pulls them out of it

Tracking/Dolly

literally named for sliding a camera distance from a subject without zooming

Zoom

bring particular focus to a particular object or character

Contra Zoom

zooming in while dollying out(or vice versa at the same speed. Incredibly disorienting

Lighting

light and shadow are used in varying degrees to alter the emotional tone of the film. generally speaking light=happy dark=unhappy

length

long shots = unsettling fast shots=disorienting

hard cut

no transition

jump cut

suddenly switch between 2 realities

L-cut

audio from one scene overlaps to the next scene

J-cut

maintain visuals but bring audio from next scene

Match cut

to take 2 objects from 2 different scenes to make the viewer match them longer

Cutaway shot

a supplementary shot that “cuts away “ from the main action to indicate something else in the space such as object or location

Insert shot

emphasize an individual detail in the frame such as an object, writing, or part of the body by dramatically cutting I closer to it

Cross cutting

when one scene in intercut with another- it can depict different time periods or the same time frame across different actions