Film Elements Graphic Organizer

Film Elements

Sound	Editing	Mise-en-scene	Camera shots/angles
Voice-over- voices added over the video.	Simultaneity- two shots occuring at the same time.	Set- props and surroundings. Setting.	Establishing shot- long shot establishing mood and location.
Music- music added in the background or foreground.	Contrast- two shots that show a vast difference between one another.	Costume- shows who a character is, can display personality of historical period	Close shot- subject is shown from top of head to mid-waist.
Diegetic- naturally occuring sound that could reasonably be heard in shot.	Parallelism- shot where similarity or simultaneity exist.	Lighting- used to convey mood or time. Bright shots= happy, new, exciting. Dark shots= sadness, depression.	Boom shot- a shot following the action
Non-diegetic- unnatural sound unusual for shot.	Symbolism- shots edited to show symbolism or relation between a subject.	Staging- how the character’s stand and move. Can reveal a character’s personality or feelings.	Cameo shot- subject is filmed against a black/white background
Sound bridge- sound that begins in one shot and carries over to the next. Ex: scream→ train.	Leitmotiff- shots where a common theme remains throughout.		Choker- a tight close-up, usually only subject’s face.
Direct sound- original sound from shots.			Close up- shot of an isolated part of object or subject.
			Cutaway- shot related to scene but briefly moves away.
			Dolly shot- moving shot
			Extreme close-up- magnified shot of object. ex:eye
			Extreme long-shot- wide angle from great distance
			Eye-level shot- subject shot at eye-level.
			Flash- very brief shot
			Full shot- long shot of subject’s entire body
			Head-on shot- shot where action heads directly toward camera.
			High-angle- shot from above subjects heads.
			Long shot- subject is at a distant; shows surroundings.
			Low-angle- camera is looked down upon.
			Point-of-view- shot from characters POV
			Reaction- shot showing character's reaction of action happening off camera.
			Tight shot- subject fills entire frame.