CAMELS

Question 1

CAMERA TECHNIQUES

Answer 1

Shots, movements and angles

Question 2

Acting

Answer 2

Scripted or directed by audience portrayed by an actor. Movement, gesture, facial expression and voice all contribute to the narrative, character and audience engagement.

When talking about it, use the actors name; (name) did this to show…

Question 3

Mise en scene

Answer 3

Everything in a scene. Costume, prop, set, makeup and use of colour.
Mise en scene also refers to the composition of shots and the arrangement of elements within the frame.

Question 4

Editing

Answer 4

Visual editing: cut, fade, dissolve, wipe, cross cut, shot reverse shot, flashback, flash forward, montage, fast motion, slow motion, time-lapse, jump cut, reversed, freeze frame, flash frame, split screen, parallel editing, speed ramping, superimposition, wipe by cut, audio match cut, visual match cut…​

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Audio editing: transitional sound, fade, match cut, reverb, echo…

Question 5

Lighting

Answer 5

The illumination of a scene, natural or constructed, that contributes to a narrative.​

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Source: Key light, fill light, three-point lighting, reflected, spot, flood, incandescent, fluorescent, daylight, ambient.​

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Direction: Front light, back light, hair light, side light, rim light, under light.​

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Quality: Hard, soft, diffuse.​

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Temperature: Warm, cosy, yellow, white, cool, cold, blue.​

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Intent: Naturalistic, expressionistic, stylised.​

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Shadows: Chiaroscuro, dark, inky.​

Question 6

Sound

Answer 6

Sound involves everything that the audience can hear in a film, including music, soundtrack, dialogue, sound effects and silence.​

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On screen, off screen, transitional, pre-lap, post-lap, audio match cut, inner voice, remembered sound, distorted sound, spoken writing, personal narration, impersonal narration, diegetic, non-diegetic, music, score, song, contrapuntal, ambience, sound effect, foley, loud, soft, strong, melodic, eerie, rhythmic, percussive, shrill, piercing, harsh, heavy, deep, reverb, echo, flanger, phaser, soundtrack.​
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These are either diegetic sound or non diegetic sounds. ​
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• Diegetic sound is any sound that the character or characters on screen can hear. For example, the sound of one character talking to another would be diegetic. ​
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• Non-diegetic sound is any sound that the audience can hear but the characters on screen cannot.​

Question 7

Analyse

Answer 7

Practise doing it for all