Useful Information

Mise-En-Scene

• A french term meaning "that which is put into the scene"
• Includes such elements of design as lighting, costume, settings.

Consider that everything in a shot has been designed to be there

Camera/Cinematography

• Movement
• Lighting
• Stable Camera
• Moving Camera

Framing

• Front on
• From behind
• Side on

Angle

• High angle
• Low angle
• Tilt angle

Editing

• Relating images in a logical sequence
• Continuity

Techniques include

• Eyeline match
• Shot-reverse shot
• Match on action

Establishing shot

• First, Character 1 is estblished in a location, Walking down a hallway

Close up

• This close up shows character 1 performing an action

Match On Action

• The 'cut' between these two shots show that no time has passed between them. "match on action" is when you cut during an action to another camera angle but showing the action from the same point in time that you left it from the previous shot. This is important to continue the flow of the scene.

Reaction

• We first see character 2, at the point when the door to the office is being opened. This encourages the audience to believe the same characters are in the same geographic space.

Long Shot

• This long shot shows both characters in the location. This informs the audience of the characters' positions relative both to one another and to their surroundings.

180 Degree Rule

• the 180 degree rule is a very important concept in a video and film production. It refers to an imaginary line which cuts through the middle of the scene, from side to side, with respect from the camera.