Film Terms to Learn

Camera: (helps create POV, just like in fiction!)
Shots: long shot, medium shot, close-up

• Long shots are often used to establish setting
• Medium shots are used during dialogue
• Close up shots are used to show reaction/expression of an actor, or an important detail

Angles: bird's eye angle, eye-line match, high angle, low angle

Lighting: (helps create tone/mood, just like in fiction!)
High key lighting (bright, full light, often warm)
Low key lighting (low light; shadowy and dark, very cool or cold)

Music/Sound FX: (helps create tone/mood, just like in fiction!)
Diegetic (sound/music that characters can hear)
Non-diegetic (sound/music that only the audience can hear; the characters in the world of the film do not hear or react to non-diegetic sound)

Character: (creates character)
Acting (acting is the skill of portraying a character believably; good actors are convincing as their characters)
Costumes (complimentary colors show compatibility; contrasting colors show opposition/conflict)

HOMEWORK: None. Have a nice holiday break!