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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