Film Form

Question 1

What is Mise En Scene?

Answer 1

“Put in scene”, things in scenes placed by the directors to mean something.

Question 2

What are the five Mise en scene elements?

Answer 2

set design
props
costumes
hair and makeup
staging and movement

Question 3

What is the role of the cinematographer?

Answer 3

in charge of camera and lighting and work very closely with the director to produce the ideal vision.

Question 4

What is an establishing shot?

Answer 4

Includes setting and sets the scene.

Question 5

What is a wide shot?

Answer 5

Understand the characters and includes mise en scene.

Question 6

What is a Two Shot?

Answer 6

A shot including two people, portrays relationship and proxemics.

Question 7

What is a mid shot?

Answer 7

Waist up, facial expressions, costume and props.

Question 8

What is a close up shot?

Answer 8

emotions, reactions, person/object

Question 9

What is an extreme close up shot?

Answer 9

Creates tension and makes the audience feel intimidated and uncomfortable.

Question 9

What is a low angle shot?

Answer 9

The camera is placed below the object or character to make them look intimidating and powerful.

Question 10

What is a high angle shot?

Answer 10

The camera is placed above the object or character making them look weak and fearfull.

Question 11

What is a canted/Dutch tilt?

Answer 11

When the camera is placed at an angle in front of the object creating unstableness and confusion.

Question 12

What is a birds eye shot?

Answer 12

The camera is placed above the object or setting for dramatic effect.

Question 13

What is a shallow focus?

Answer 13

When the camera is focused on one specific thing in the shot.

Question 14

What is a deep focus?

Answer 14

When the camera is not focused on anything specifically, draws attention to everything.

Question 15

What is a panning shot?

Answer 15

When the camera moves from left to right.

Question 16

What is a tilt?

Answer 16

When the camera moves up and down.

Question 17

What is a tracking shot?

Answer 17

When the camera follows the main object or character, there with them.

Question 18

What is a crane shot?

Answer 18

When the camera zooms out from the center of focus to reveal the extremity of a situation or environment.

Question 19

What are the qualities of film stock?

Answer 19

Cant do many takes, best ones taken to photo shops, some directors say irreplaceable. More expensive

Question 20

What are the qualities of digital camera?

Answer 20

transfer to hard drive, cheaper, easier and quicker, do as many shots as you like, high quality, view it instantaneously.

Question 21

What are the qualities of a 16mm film stock?

Answer 21

Cheaper, smaller, grainier, blown up to fit on the screen.

Question 22

What are the qualities of 35mm film stock?

Answer 22

standard size, less grainier than 16mm, best compromise.

Question 23

What are the qualities of 70mm film stock?

Answer 23

Expensive, rarely used, made to fit the cinema screen.

Question 24

What are the qualities of a 10-20mm digital lens?

Answer 24

wide angle lenses designed to exaggerate the space and create epic landscapes.

Question 25

What are the qualities of a 30-50mm digital lens?

Answer 25

Most often used, mimic the way you see it with your eyes, natural look.

Question 26

What are the qualities of a 80-100mm digital lens?

Answer 26

close up, limiting surrounding space, draw eyes to where director wants you to.

Question 27

What is aspect ratio?

Answer 27

The width and height of an image, 16:9

Question 28

What is an action match shot?

Answer 28

When you cut from one shot to another, happening in real time.

Question 29

What is a shot/reverse shot?

Answer 29

When you show a person and then cut to what they're looking at.

Question 30

What is the 180 degree rule?

Answer 30

There is a line across the action and every cut stays on that line.

Question 31

What is an eyeline match shot?

Answer 31

When you cut from a person to what they're looking at but the camera and object are on the same level as their eyes.

Question 32

What is continuity editing?

Answer 32

'invisible editing', when the audience don't notice the cuts, they are seamless and in real time.

Question 33

What are the 4 transitions?

Answer 33

straight cut, cut to black, fade to black and cross dissolve.

Question 34

What is fragmented editing?

Answer 34

doesn't have to be invisible, aware of its construction. Done to create a disturbing or surreal atmosphere.

Question 35

What are a few examples of fragmented editing?

Answer 35

cross cutting/parallel editing, jump cuts, flashback/forward, slow or fast motion, freeze frames, montage, titles and manipulation of sound.

Question 36

What is parallel editing?

Answer 36

When you cut between two locations but it's happening at the same time.

Question 37

What is cross cutting?

Answer 37

conversation, cut between two things in the same room.

Question 38

What is parallel sound?

Answer 38

When music/sound effects matches or compliment the visual.

Question 39

What is contrapuntal sound?

Answer 39

music/sound effects creates a harsh contrast, juxtapose what's on the screen.

Question 40

What is foley sound?

Answer 40

The adding of diegetic sound to exaggerate the actual sound.

Question 41

What is ADR sound?

Answer 41

When actors come back to replace their dialogue in certain scenes if it was unclear.