Key Elements Notes

Cinematography: Camera and lighting, low contrast/high contrast, high key, shot length

Sound: Diegetic/non-diegetic, atmosphere/punctuation

Mise en scene: All objects on screen

Performance: Movement, facial expression, style, proxemics

Editing: Pace/rhythm, continuity, montage, action/reaction

Shot types:

Over the shoulder

Point of view (POV)- first person

Extreme long shot/establishing shot (ELS)- show the location

Long shot (LS)- full person

Mid shot (MS)-top half

Close up (CU)- facial expression/show emotion

Extreme close up/detailed shot (ECU)- eye/other facial features

High angle- Looking down on subject below

Low angle- below the subject, looking above

As the camera shots get closer the emotional expressions are shown more clearly.

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