Micro Elements

IntroductionThis is the Micro elements section of my research and this shows the different types of angles, movements, shots and others involved within a film. This can help me get a bigger variety of shots, movements, angles and others within my film opening.

Extreme close upClose up of a character's eyes, which is used to

show emotion and detail of the character. This is usually used within horror films or action films.

Close upA shot of the characters whole face.

This is used to show the emotion of the character and his facial expression. To set a mood within a film.

Medium shotA shot from a medium distance between close up and long showing the body of a person or group from knee or waist height . It is used to show the body language of the characters.

Long shotUsually shows the entire body of a character or object. It is generally used a shot to set the scene and shows little glimpses of the scene and doesn't give everything away.

Extreme long shotIt is similar to the long shot but gives a bigger idea of the setting and what is happening in the shot as the more it shows the more information you gain from the shot. Overall this shot is usually used to show the setting of a specific event or character.

TrackThe movement involves following a person or a object, physically following it. This is used when the cameraman is following an subject or an actor with his camera. Usually used to show movement of a an subject.

PanThis is a horizontal movement of the camera. This is used to show the setting, as the pan twists 180 degrees. This means it shows the place on right and left side within a movie.

TiltThis a vertical movement of the camera. Example following the character from his face to his feet to show his whole body.

ZoomThis is the movement that makes the shot move in closer to the person/object or further away. This used to zoom on a specific person/object within a scene to show the importance of it within the scene. Such as zooming into a face from a crowd.

CutEnd of the scene that moves onto the next one. This makes one scene stopped and cut to go onto a new scene. Overall it stops one scene and straight away goes to another.

PaceMovement Speed of the scene or camera. It gives the speed to scene using camera for example making something run or a car driving.

PerformanceThe acting of the characters. This is the most important part within a film as it is the performance of the actors that make the film interesting, for example horror films the actors need to perform screaming etc.

DiegeticSound visible on the screen. eg Radio or someone speaking. This is the sound within a film that is seen on a screen.

Non-diegeticSounds you can hear but is not physically visible. eg In some movies you can hear the Narrator but you can’t see him or her

Mise-en-sceneIt is the arrangement of scenery and stage properties within a performance. e.g things like trees, background and others are part of the mise-en-scene.