FILM LANGUAGE - BASICS

FILM LANGUAGE - BASICS

FILM LANGUAGE

Prof.S.Lawrence JEYAKUMAR

Pre Production           CINEMA         Creativity

Production                                          Technology

Post Production                                  Business

Film Language

1          Direction        

                        Story

                        Screenplay

                        Dialogue

                       

2          Cinematography       

Camera

                        Lights

                        Lenses

                       

3          Editing           

Cuts

Transitions

                       

4          Music 

                        Songs

                        Background Music – BGM

                        Dubbing

                        Mixing

                       

5          Art Direction 

                       

6          Choreography

                       

7          Stunt Direction         

                       

8          Make Up        

                       

9          Costumes       

                       

10        Computer Graphics   

                       

2. CAMERA TECHNIQUES – CINEMATOGRAPHY

           

1          SHOTS

2          ANGLES

3          MOVEMENTS

4          LENSES

5          LIGHTING

1.         SHOTS

1          Close Up Shot             CS

2          Extreme Close Up      ECS

3          Tight Close Up            TCS

                       

4          Mid Shot                                 MS

5          Mid Close Shot                       MCS

6          Mid Long Shot or Knee Shot MLS

                       

7          Long Shot                   LS

8          Full Shot                     FS

9          Extreme Long Shot    ELS

                       

10        Establishment Shot    ES

11        Suggestion Shot or Over the Shoulder Shot             SS or OSS

12        Right Profile Shot     

13        Left Profile Shot       

17        Point of View Shot    

18        Stop Block Shot        

19        Two Shot / Combined Shot   

20        Three Shot     

21        Reverse Shot 

2.         ANGLES

                       

1          Eye Level Angle        

2          Low Angle      

3          Worms Eye View       

4          High Angle     

5          Top Angle       

6          Birds Eye View          

7          Dutch Angle   

                       

3.         MOVEMENTS

                       

            MOVEMENT OF CAMERA    

            MOVEMENT OF SUBJECT   

            MOVEMENT OF SUBJECT AND CAMERA 

                       

1          Right Pan       

2          Left Pan         

3          Tilt Up

4          Tilt Down       

5          Zoom In         

6          Zoom Out       

7          Trolley Forward – Trolley in 

8          Trolley Backward – Trolley Out       

9          Round Trolley

10        Dolly Shot      

11        Crane Shots   

12        Crane With Arm – Computer Control Shots           

13        Handheld Camera Shots       

14        Steady Cam   

15        Fast Forward 

16        Rewind           

17        Ramping        

18        Follow Backward       

19        Follow Forward          

20        Subject and Camera going Opposite           

21        Under the Subject    

22        Subject going Left to the Camera   

23        Subject going Right to the Camera 

24        Subject going out of the Camera    

25        Subject Crossing Right to Left         

26        Subject Crossing Left to Right         

27        Swish Pan      

4.         LENSES

                       

1          Extreme Wide Angle Lens     21 mm

2          Wide Angle Lens         21-35 mm

3          Normal Lens   35-70 mm

4          Medium Telephoto Lens         70-135 mm

5          Telephoto Lens           135-300mm

6          Zoom Lens     

7          Fish Eye Lens 

8          Shift of Focus

5.         LIGHTING

                       

1          Key Light       

2          Fill Light         

3          Back Light     

4          Background Light      

5          High Key Lighting     

6          Flood Lighting

7          Cameo Lighting         

8          Mood Lighting           

9          Rembrandt Light       

10        Low Key Lighting      

11        Stage Lighting           

12        Soft Lighting 

                       

3. EDITING TECHNIQUES

                       

1          Cross Cutting 

2          Cut Away       

3          Fast Cutting   

4          Insert 

5          Jump Cut       

6          Match Cut     

7          Dissolve          

8          Fade   

9          Wipe   

10        Spilt Screen   

11        Montage        

12        Flash Back     

13        Reverse Shot