Media language terminology

(CAMERA) Shot sizes

• ECU

• CU

• MCU

• MS

• MLS

• LS

• ELS

(CAMERA) Framing & Composition

• Central Framing

• Off-centre framing

• Rule of thirds

• Foreground

• Middle ground

• Background

• Depth of Field

(CAMERA) Movements

• Pan

• Tilt

• Track

• Zoom

• Handheld

• Static

(CAMERA) Angles

• HA

• LA

• EL

• OA

• DA

(CAMERA) Focus

• Shallow focus

• Deep Focus

• Rack focus

EDITING

• Straight cut (direct, no visual effect)

• Continuity editing

• Shot/reverse shot

• Eyeline match (establishing perspective)

• Match on action

• Reaction shot

• Establishing shot

EDITING 2

• Cross-cutting (2 or more locations/actions) to build urgency and suspense

• Parallel editing (thematic connection)

• Insert shot (close-up detail that provides additional information)

• Jump cut (abrupt cut that disrupts time)

• Montage

SOUNDS Diegetic

• Dialogue

• Ambient (environment/atmosphere) to establish location

SOUNDS Non-diegetic

• SFX

• Music

• Soundtrack

• Voice-over

• Deliberate silence

SOUNDS

• volume

• pitch

• tone

• pace

• accent

• sound motif (recurring)

Mise-en-scene elements

• Colour (palette, brightness, warm/cool)

• Lighting (high/low-key, natural/artificial, shadow

• Objects/props

• Appearance (costume, makeup, hair, facial expression, body language)

• Positioning (position of characters/objects and their relationships)

• Setting (location, environment, time period, decor)