• Film makers carefully consider every aspect of a film before it is released to the
public.
• Film makers therefore, construct their meaning and try to position the audience
to accept the film’s message.
• FILM TECHNIQUES
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Visual techniques
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Audio techniques
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Symbolic techniques
Instructions
1. Go to the websites listed on each page
2. Use the information there to fill in the blanks on the tables on the next
three pages.
3. Complete the gap fill on the rest of the pages by reading through this ppt
on Wiki spaces
4. Use this information to describe the pictures on the last pages of this ppt.
Angle
Description
High
The camera is placed above and It is used to make the character look
looks down on the subject or
small and also indicate that the
object.
character is weak or inferior.
Eye
An eye angle places the
audience on eye-level with the
character.
It is used to indicate that the character is
on equal footing with the audience. It
suggests reality.
Low
The camera is placed looking up
on the subject or object.
It is used to make the character look big
and indicates that the character is
powerful and dominant.
Overhead The camera is placed overhead
/Bird’s eye or directly above the object or
scene.
Purpose
Characters and objects are made to
look small and vulnerable. A character
of object could be followed at a
different speed or pace.
• 2. Camera Shots http://portals.studentnet.edu.au/literacy/Minisites/SCEGGSDarlinghurstrevised/vliteracy/shots.htm
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Shot
Description
Extreme This is a very close shot showing the detail
close up of an object or the physical features of a
person.
Close
up
Purpose
To make the viewer aware of some specific
detail in the film. It can be used to heighten
tension.
This is a shot taken of a person’s head from This is used to introduce a character and
just above the head to the top of the
allows the character to show emotions. It can
upper chest. It can also be used to film an be used to heighten tensions.
object at close range. It contains little or
no background.
Medium This shows half of the body. The shot is
shot
taken from above the head to just below
the waist.
This allows you to get to know the character
closely by viewing their facial expressions
and body language.
Med long
shot
This shows the whole person as well as
some of the background.
Places the person in context.
Long
shot
This shows the whole person and other
characters but the background dominates
the shot.
This allows the viewer to understand the
relationship between the characters and their
environment.
Extra
long
shot
This shows the landscape of the film or a
barely visible character in the distance of
a background.
The gives information to the viewer about
where the action is to take place. It often
sets the atmosphere of a film.
Movement
Decription
Purpose
Zoom
The camera moves towards or away
from a particular object.
This is used to make objects appear closer or
further away.
Panning
The camera turns from side to side,
i.e. from left to right or right to left.
It is often used in the opening scene of a movie
or can be used to show the lndscape from the
view of the characters.
Tilt
The camera moves diagonally from
the top to the bottom of the frame.
It is used to show the character form head to toe
and can emphasise size. It can also indicate
speed and reaction.
Dolly
The camera moves towards or away
from the character. The camera is
often placed on wheels to allow fro
a smooth movement.
It allows the viewer in the action where they can
feel part of it.
Tracking
The camera moves along with the
actors or the action. The camera is
usually on wheels.
It engages the viewer in the action where they
can feel part of it.
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Audio within scenes or through scenes, is used to _________ (add
to) the effects of visual images. Examples include 1. Music – the use of film music is to allow the musical score to
imitate or _________ what is being shown on the screen. eg
a. a moment of great tension or drama would be accompanied
with very heavy _________ music. Eg in the movie called
Jaws. Click on the website below to hear an example.
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Jaws+Music+Attack&view=detail&mid=BFF2316080871FFC7F93BFF2316080871FFC7F9
3&first=0&FORM=NVPFVR
b. Music may remind viewers of a particular ____ or location. Eg
in Footy Legends a famous AC/DC song is played during the
_________ footy match with the garbage collectors.
2. Sound effects
a. _________ – this refers to sounds that characters can hear as
well as the audience eg. Slamming door, screeching car, excited
crowd
b. Non-diegetic – this refers to sounds that characters cannot hear,
that are put in for the audience only eg, background music to
________ audience positioning
• 3. Dialogue (the words the characters say)
• Words spoken by the actors are carefully planned to support
the _______ and storyline.
• This includes the way the words are spoken – _______ of voice,
accent, formality or ___________ of their speaking style.
1. Setting
a. Some scenes are shot “on location” (outside in the real world)
b. Other scenes are shot in a studio(a scene inside a bedroom of
a house may be just set up to look that way)
2. Costume/appearance
a. Costumes are carefully chosen to develop the character and
to make the story believable. Eg Luc is seen wearing a
flannelette shirt throughout the film as this would be all his
character could afford.
• 3. Lighting is imperative to creating mood or realism.
• a. Dark lighting usually represents a scene where
something foreboding will happen or that something is
seedy, scary or evil.
• b. Blue light is used to enhance a mood of coldness or
loneliness.
• c. Bright lighting or colours usually suggests happier
times or warmth or intimacy.
• The camera angle
here is low which
makes the house
look big and the
character look
powerful. The
dark lighting and
the fact that we
can only see the
silhouette and not
the face of the
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