What are the 3 categories of visual techniques?
Mise-en-scene,
Cinematography,
Post-Production
What does Mise-en-scene encompass? (9 techniques)
- The subject
- Lighting
- Clothing/costume
- Composition
- Proximity
- Props (Clothing, Items, Objects)
- Foreground
- Setting/background
- Hair/makeup
What are the techniques used for a subject in Mise-en-scene? (4 techniques)
- Body Language
- Posture
- Facial Expressions
- Gaze (Stare/Direction of eyes)
What does cinematography encompass? (6 techniques)
- Framing
- Depth of field
- Angles
- Composition
- Line
- Lighting
What shots are in the technique of framing? (5)
- Long shot
- Close-up shot
- Mid shot
- Wide/establishing shot
- Point of view shots (from the perspective of one of the characters)
What types of depth of field are there?
- Shallow depth of field (soft or out of focus)
- Deep depth of field (sharp or in focus)
What are the types of camera angles? (5)
- High angled shots (taken from above)
- Aerial shots (taken from directly above)
- Low angled shots (taken from a low perspective upwards)
- Underhead shots (taken directly below)
- Eye-level shots (natural viewing of characters and scenes)
What is composition? (Cinematography)
The director positions setting and characters in a frame. Positioning related to setting. Contains focal point, which affects the way you respond. Proximity between characters is the proxemic range.
What does line mean? (Cinematography)
Used to create atmosphere or mood.
- Horizontal lines = peace/harmony
- Vertical lines = strength/spiritual learnings
- Diagonal lines = movement/activity
How is lighting used? (Cinematography)
Enhances effect of a scene.
- Lighting above = positive
- Lighting behind = negative
- Key lighting - provides/highlights main source
- Backlighting - create shadow/silhouette
- Fill lighting - create/aluminate shadows and emphasises
Visual Conventions
- Colour
- Rule of Thirds
- Juxtaposition (Contrasting)
- Written (Texts, Logos, Signs)
- Symbolism
