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MOVIE LANGUAGE
CHARACTERIZATION
the protagonist
the antagonist
a hero
THE PLOT
conflict
subplot
actions
climax
anticlimax
MOVIE LANGUAGE ELEMENTS
FICTION
ELEMENTS OF FILM LANGUAGE
CAMERA SHOTS
WIDE SHOT - from far away, shows characters and a background
MEDIUM SHOT - shows torso, face and some background
CLOSE-UP - shows head and shoulders of a character
POINT OF VIEW - shows you what a character is seeing
CAMERA ANGLES
LOW - camera is placed below eye level, looking up
HIGH - The camera is placed above eye level, looking down
CAMERA MOVEMENTS
PAN - the camera moves up, down or side to side
TRACKING SHOT - the camera is moved forwards, backwards or side to side on ‘train’ tracks
FOCUS
How clear or sharp an image is
In focus
Out of focus
Soft focus
Deep focus
Shallow focus
When an image is clear and sharp
When an image is blurry
When a character or subject has soft edges
When the foreground, middle ground and background are all in focus
When one part of the image is in focus, and another part is not
Mise-en-Scène
How the scene is set or staged
Describes how things are positioned in the frame
The range of colours chosen for a scene
Where a scene takes place
Any items used in a scene
Anything worn by an actor
Composition
Colour
Setting
Props
Costume & Makeup
LIGHTING
Direct, e.g. a street on a sunny day, or a character in a spotlight
Indirect, e.g. a street on a cloudy day, or a character at a candlelit dinner
Hard Lighting
Soft Lighting
SOUND AND MUSIC
Music written by a composer for a film
Words spoken between characters
A voice that tells the story
Sounds that are added to a scene
Score
Dialogue
Narration
Sound Effects
EDITING
When one shot ends and another one begins
e.g. action scenes
e.g. suspenseful or dramatic scenes
Cut
Rapid cutting
Slow cutting
MOTIF
a repeated narrative element that supports the theme of a story
THEME
the main idea of your story
VISUAL MOTIF
SYMBOL
is a person, place, action, word, or thing that represents something other than itself.
FORESHADOWING
an advance hint of what is to come later in the story
FLASHBACK
a scene in a film, play, book etc that shows something that happened before that point in the story
FOIL
a foil is a character who contrasts with another character, usually the protagonist, to highlight qualities of the other character.
language choice (diction)
Language features are the techniques that a writer has used to add meaning and interest to their work. This could include word choice, use of language, the structure, or layout of the written text; production features such as colour, contrast, and size for visual text; repetition.
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