What does CAMELS stand for
Camera
Acting
Mise-en-scene
Editing
Lighting
Sound
Name the camera shots
Establishing shot, long shot, full shot, medium shot, close-up, extreme close-up
Name the camera angles
Low angle shot, high angle shot, eye level, POV, birds eye shot
What the camera movements
Pan, tilt, zoom, track/dolly and crane
Describe an establishing shot and its purpose
Usually starts a scene or a film, following an aerial shot.
With the purpose of setting the tone and drawing attention to the setting.
Describe a long shot and its purpose
The subjects whole body is in view but not filling the screen
With the purpose of providing details/info of location and setting. Can also make a subject seem small or distant
Describe a full shot and its purpose
Frames the subject from head to toe
With the purpose of showing the relationship between the subject and the surrounding environment
Describe a medium shot and its purpose
The most standard type of shot, often used in dialogue scenes
With the purpose of capturing the characters facial expressions/clothing/ performance nuances in more detail
Describe a closeup shot and its purpose
Fills the frame with part of the subject eg face or hand
Purpose of capturing important moments in performance through registering tiny emotions and acting choices.
Describe an extreme closeup shot and its purpose
Gives smaller objects greater detail by filling the frame entirely with something specific
Purpose of making a focal point of a subject, showing its immense importance
Describe a low angle and its purpose
Subjects loom over the audience
Purpose of establish a sense of power or dominance as it can make the subject look big
Describe a high angle and its purpose
Above subjects eye level
Purpose of giving a sense of space/place or making characters look small
Describe an eye level angle and its purpose
Most natural and commonly used
Purpose of putting characters at an equal footing with the audience
Describe a point of view angle and its purpose
From the view of a specific character
Purpose of enhancing a sense of experience of the subject eg shows the fear or sense of tension of another character.
Describe a bird eye angle and its purpose
Directly above the object
Purpose of emphasising scale.
Describe a pan camera movement and its purpose
Camera is fixed
Purpose of establishing tone and the setting/environment
Describe a tilt camera movement and its purpose
Camera is fixed but moves up and down
Purpose of: when tilting up it can display power/dominance but when tilting down it can emphasise vulnerability and weakness
Describe a zoom camera movement and its purpose
Camera moves in and out of the same shot
Purpose of zooming in creates focus and intensity while zooming out can show context or isolation.
Describe a track/dolly camera movement and its purpose
Camera is mounted on a railway track and moves along with what is filming
Purpose of drawing the audience in by moving through the scene instead of cutting
Describe a crane camera movement and its purpose
Camera moves above ground level
Purpose of establishing setting and scale.
Describe acting and the purpose
Acting is all the associations and characteristics of an actor including tone, gestures, facial expressions and vocal inflection
Purpose of emphasising emotions and responses to a situation
Describe mise-en-scene and the purpose
“Placing on stage”. It is the way a scene is arranged including props, colours, set design, costumes, hair and makeup
Purpose of acting as evidence to reinforce thematic depth in an essay and helps the understanding of certain details, emphasis and elements of a film.
Describe editing and its purpose
The process of assembling images and sounds in an order that tells a story and creates emotion for the audience. It includes fading in/out, dissolve, jump cuts and fast/slow motion
Purpose of contributing to emotional impact, tempo and narrative structure
Describe lighting and name the characteristics
Lighting is the illumination of a subject or scene. can be described as expressive or naturalistic.
Characteristics include- Soft lighting, hard lighting, high key lighting and low lighting
