Visual Language

Task
• Watch the following scene and then try to
describe the following:
• The characters
• Location – immediate, geographical and historical
• Relationships
• Context – where in the film does the scene take place?
• Genre
• Storyline
Task
 The Language of Film
• A film maker creates what you see on
screen using many different elements
• Camera Shots
• Camera Movement
• Mise-en-scene
• Location
• Character/costume
• Sound
• Special Effects
• Lighting
• Editing
 Camera Shots - Distance
• Extreme close-up - ECU
 Camera Shots - Distance
• Big close-up - BCU
 Camera Shots - Distance
• Close-up - CU
 Camera Shots - Distance
• Medium close-up - MCU
 Camera Shots - Distance
• Medium shot - MS
 Camera Shots - Distance
• Medium long shot - MLS
 Camera Shots - Distance
• Long shot - LS
 Camera Shots - Distance
• Establishing Shot - ES
 Camera Shots - Distance
• High angle shot - HA
 Camera Shots - Distance
• Low angle Shot - LA
 Camera Shots - Distance
• Birds eye view - BEV
 Camera Shots - Distance
• Dutch angle - DA
 Camera Shots - Distance
• Eye level shot - EL
 Camera Shots - Distance
• Reverse angle shot - RA
 Camera Shots - Distance
• Reverse angle shot - RA
Camera Shots - Movement
Camera Shots - Movement
Camera Shots - Movement
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Editing and Sound