Film Language

Film Language is an important part of knowing what you are going for when filming and is made of 4 different sectors: CAMERA, SOUND, MISE EN SCENE and EDITING.

CAMERA:

Frame

- Extreme Close up, Close up, Mid-Shot, Medium Long-Shot, Long-Shot, Extreme Long-Shot

Angle

- Birdseye, Low, Level, High, Worms-eye

Movement

- Pan Left or Right

- Tilt Up or Down

- Tracking

- Static Shot

- Crane Shot

- Zoom in and Out

SOUND:

Music

Dialogue/ Speech

Voiceover

On-Screen (can see where/who sounds coming from)

Off-Screen (cannot see where/who sound is coming from)

Diegetic (Everything thats included when filming)

Non-Diegetic (Everything thats added when the editing process occurs)

Parallel (When music is implemented to match scene)

Contrapuntal (When contrasting music is used against the film e.g. nursery rhymes in a horror)

MISE EN SCENE:

Costume

Lighting

- Low Key

-High Key

Actors

Make-Up

Props

Setting

EDITING:

Pace (How swiftly paced the change of camera angles are)

Special Effects

Order of Narrative (Whether it takes place in the normal time format or if its in flashbacks)

Graphic Matches

Transitions (how the movie cuts and the movement from one scene to another)