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diegetic- close up on the actor to show the emotions of the scene.

In spiderman there is a close up on the actor Tom Holland as he tries on his new glasses which are revolutionary.

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intra-diegetic- shoeing what an actor sees. Creates the feeling as if you are in the film yourself and are the actor speaking/ being spoken to.

in the breakfast club you look directly at the actors as if you are speaking to them

Deleted “The Breakfast Club” Scene Surfaces After 30 Years - Variety

extra-diegetic gaze-Actors speaking directly or looking down a camera lense. breaking the 4th wall.

American Horror Story, Murder House. Tate staring down the lense to create a eerie affect. As a viewer this made me intrigued and on edge questioning what Tate was going todo and why he was looking down the lense like that.

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camera angles

In the film fear street 1978 the use of a high angle shot is used to show fear and anxiety as one of the actors is faced with the killer and is helpless on what to-do. This makes the viewer tense and on edge as the assumption is created of this character being killed.

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In the film Alice In Wonderland the use of a eye level shot is used to show the emotions and despair the Mad Hatter is feeling. This connects the viewer with the Mad Hatter making the viewer feel sympathy and condolence towards the Mad Hatter.

Camera Angles Research | Ffion's blog

In the film Matilda the use of the worms eye shot shows how the character Miss Trunchable is looking down on you. Being looked down on shows that the person who is looking down is angry with you or disappointed depending on the facial expression. For this particular shot it shows anger and inner rage that is about to he taken out on the student Miss trunchable is looking down on. This makes the viewer anxious for the student due to the way the anger is shown during the worms eye shot.

Film Techniques: Shot Angles | How to analyse film

kuleshov effect

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The first row shows how this women wants a child and would link to starting a family.

The second row shoes how she wants money and riches to pay for her family and live in luxury.

The third row shows how this woman would like a nice house for her family.

All three rows are family orientated and show how she wants a family and things for her family.

What film uses excellent mise en scene

Indiana Jones uses excellent mise-en-scene throughout all of the films created.

The lighting in Indiana Jones promotes how they wanted the viewer to feel in certain lighting changes. When a part of the film was filmed in the backlot the lighting was bright to show the comfort of being outside. But then when filming was taken place in the sound stage the lighting was dimmed to show a confined space which would make the viewer anxious for what’s about to come.

The costumes fit each character and their personalities. For Example Jones wears an explorer outfit which fits his role within the film as he is an adventurer who puts himself at risk. The dull bland colours that is involved within his costume sets the tone for the adventure and the idea of becoming an explorer and exploring dark gloomy places which is reflected in his costume.

Indiana Jones is proved to use excellent mise-en scene which is especially shown through props. The scene of Jones running away from a boulder in a tight confined space shows excellent mise-en scene as the boulder prop is large and portrayed to be menacing and killing.

Indiana Jones': Steven Spielberg Said He Was an 'Idiot' for Letting  Harrison Ford Do Boulder Stunt

editing definition

To prepare (motion-picture film, video, or magnetic tape) by deleting, arranging, and splicing, by synchronizing the sound record with the film. Editing allows the filmmakers to bring the final product to the audience, without the audience knowing about any of the imperfections.

Shot types list

Name of shot (abbreviation)description of shot in relation to subjectuse in storytelling
extreme close upparts of the face e.g eyes taking up the framegets inside the head of the character
close up (cu)whole face takes up the framereveals characters emotional state
medium close uphead and shoulders in the frame
low angle shot(LA)/ high angle shot(HA)
extreme long shotonly scenery in view cannot make out individual peopleused as an establishing shot
medium shot (MS)one or two people in frame from Waist height. sometimes taken from over the shoulder from one character (OSS)often used as a master shot/ two shot/ shot-reverse for conversations
pan/tiltmimics a character looking round the scene
track (steady cam / handheld)camera follows a subject by moving along with them.

cinematography definitions

One Point Perspective- the craft of shots with some form of symmetry. Also the main focus is placed in the middle.

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main focus is at the centre

Symmetry- Balanced proportions. Usually used to refer to an object that is invariant under some transformations; including translation, reflection, rotation or scaling. (WIKIPEDIA)

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concept of symmetry

Deep Focus- Deep focus is a style or technique of cinematography and staging with great depth of field. A deep-focus shot includes foreground, middle-ground, and extreme-background objects, all in focus. (COLUMBIA FILM LANGUAGE GLOSSERY)

Manu on Twitter: "Hitchcock and cinematographer George Barnes used Deep  Focus Photography in Rebecca. And this is one of the few films to use Deep  Focus Photography before Citizen Kane.… https://t.co/DhdtDvV3Ln"
focuses on the room outside of the room.

Steady cam tracking shots- When the camera is either handheld or on a track and follows the character or moves around the scene backwards/forwards/side to side.

How to Utilize Dynamic Tracking Shots
The Shining

first group shoot response

what went well.

we worked as a group to get the work done sufficiently and all contributed ideas into what can be done to create the scene. We filmed shots which we aimed to film in our chosen location and we got all the shots we wanted done within our time space.

What went wrong

we could all film and not just one person. We could also be more prepared and not just use trial and error as a way of getting filming done. We could’ve also communicated more. Although, we all contributed ideas we weren’t speaking like a group and weren’t particularly communicating. If one of us had an idea we wouldn’t agree or say anything.

what we could impove on.

We could improve on our communication as a group to get the work done more efficiently. We also could have a set plan to help us film more swiftly and easily without error, also having a clear idea on what we want our final product to look like would make it more easy for us to film as we know what wed want whilst filming and therefore would be able to film it.

cinematography definition

cinematography- the art of photography and camerawork in film-making (google search dictionary)

Cinematographer- someone who takes photos or works with a camera in film-making

Film 2080 Cinematography. Means motion picture photography, literally  “writing in movement.” The basic unit of cinematography is the shot. A shot  is what. - ppt download

the difference between a cinematographer and a director

A cinematographer is a person who deals with filming in connection with the film or the movie whereas The main purpose of the role is to direct and control the company’s operations and to give strategic guidance and direction to the board to ensure that the company achieves its mission and objectives

both definitions for director and cinematographer are from goggle drop downs.