Camera Techniques

1) Extreme Close-up: An extreme close-up emphasizes a portion of the face, a small detail.

2) Pace: The speed at which something moves.

3) Low angle shot: Camera positioned low, looking up. This emphasises the size of the object in frame.

4) High angle shot: Camera positioned high, looking down. Emphasises the vulnerability of the person or object in focus.

5) Music: An artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner.

6) Sound Effects: Noises other than the human voice.

7) Pan: Camera swivels slowly, giving a sweeping view of a wide area.

8) Zoom: Move along very quickly, when you zoom in, the object being filmed gets closer.

9) Tracking shot: Camera moves along a track on a dolly, keeping pace with a moving object that is being filmed.

10) Performance (of actor/s): People playing speaking. acting roles in a film

11) Special effects (usually digital): The illusions used in the film to simulate real events which are hard to create.

12) Backlight: A light high up behind the scene, illuminating the subject from behind, giving a halo effect.

13) Dialogue/script: Spoken words by actors, helps to tell the story.

14) Mise en scene: The placement of objects within the frame. Such as the setting, the lighting and what is happening.

15) Cross-cutting: Cutting back and forth between two scenes to create the effect that they're happening at the same time.