Editing

Editing is when the editor will collect all the shot sequences and scenes and put the together, and decides how they will run and what order they will run.

Style

Straight cut – Most common cut used in movies, where from one shot it goes straight into the next with no space in between

Fade in/out – Usually where the shot is faded in from a black screen/faded out to a black screen

Dissolve – Looks like the images on the screen dissolve into another shot

Montage – Lots of shots put together

Wipe – The next shot come onto the screen by looking like someone has wiped the next shot on

Use of camera

The use of the camera is analyzed using three different points.

Movement – The use of movement with the camera and the movement of the subject

Framing – The view point of the camera

Composition – Where everything that’s in the shot is placed

A Few Key Words

Genre – The type/style the film is, and what category the film falls in.

Linear – A film that is shot on one story line. This flows fluently throughout the movie.

Non – Linear – A film that doesn’t run smoothly and jumps from scene to scene.

Mis-en-scene - The setting and location. Word is used to describe different things about the scene

Use Of Camera

Moving The Camera

Pan – The camera moves round and area

Zoom – The images get closer/further away gradually

Tracking – The camera follows the subject

Hand held – To move round a scene

Aerial shot – Shot from the sky (as see by a bird – Birds eye view)

Shots

Extreme close up – Used to show detail

Big close up – Used to show things much closer, but not in perfect detail

Close up – So you can see things better, good to use for expression on actors face

Medium Close up – Can see head and shoulders of a person

Mid shot – For easy viewing, can see half of bodies, works well for action scenes  

Medium long shot – Can see the whole person

Long shot – Almost an establishing shot, but used to see things from a bigger angle, used if there’s a lot going on

Establishing shot – Sets the scene

Point of view – Used to show a point of view of an actor, as seen from there eyes

High angle shot – Used to look down on someone/thing

Low angle shot – Used to look up to someone/thing

Over shoulder – To show a conversation

The Golden Mean

The Rule Of Thirds