Remember . . . Elements of Film

You SHOULD have already read about Film Terms in Chapter 2 from the textbook Adaptation: Studying Film and Literature, but in case you are rusty, make sure you review it.  I EXPECT that your upcoming essays will reflect some basic knowledge of film as we have discussed in our scene analyses in class.  Essentially, you should be using ON AVERAGE one film element from each category of  (1) mise-en-scéne, (2) camerawork, (3) editing, and (4) sound and how it enhances the effect of one or more dramatic elements.  And of course you need to be prepared for the open-book  film quiz.

Use the following list as a refresher:

(1) mise-en-scéne, 
Sets; Props; Costuming; Makeup
Lighting: high-key lighting; Low-key lighting


(2) camerawork, 
Shot: long shot; medium shot;close-up
Camera angle: the high angle; straight-on or eye-level angle; low angle  
Camera movement: tilt shot; pan shot; tracking shot; crane shot


(3) editing
dissolve; fade-in; fade-out; wipe; cut; jump cut; graphic match; continuity editing; crosscutting; establishing shots; eyeline matches; match on action; shot/reverse shot; disjunctive editing; montage 
 
(4) sound
diegetic or nondiegetic
Speech (dialogue); voiceover (narration)
music
sound effects: ambient sound 
silence: dead track