Glossary

Editing- 'the stuff that gets done on the computers.'

Transitions-How you switch from one shot to another. E.g. Cut, Fade(goes to black or white) Dissolve, Jump Cut.

Pace- Quick pace=dramatic action. Slow pace of cuts=allows the audience to be absorbed into the drama.

Screen time-Footage duration indicates who is privileged in the clip.

Matching-Graphic Matching from one shot to a similar shape e.g. candle to train, CD record to school bell. 

Eyeline match e.g first shot face second shot eye view.

Match on action-cutting on an action moment.

Shot reverse shot.-dialogue.

Techniques- Slow motion

Flashbacks

Colour

Montage

Continuity Editing

Parallel editing- two events happening at the same time in two locations

 Close-up: A close-up is where you can only see past the actors head, the shot is also eye level and you create a close up by using the zoom.
Mid-shot: A mid-shot is a shot from the waist up.
Long-shot: A long-shot is the whole body of a character.
Birdseye view: A bird-eye view is where you see a shot from high up looking down.
Worm View: A worm view is where you have a shot looking up from the floor.
Shallow Focus: Is the limited area of focus depth.
Deep focus: Wide focus of depth in shot.
Juxtaposes- Contrast
Composition- When things are plaud in the shot.
Chekous Gun- a technique where a previous object has a great significance

Semiotics (semiology) Semiotics means- the study of signs

Two parts to any sign
1. signifier- what it is
2. signified- what it suggest 

Iconic- looks like what is represents but suggest something more.

• For example a crown means royalty, wealth, status, rich power etc.

Indexical- Indicates/ makes reference to somebody else.

• Big Coat: refers to the fact that the person is cold.

symbolic- it has an abirtory meaning/ the meaning is only something you have learnt.

• A heart- something that we recognise, it is symbolic for a body part.

Mise-en-Scene - everything it the scene 
Camera
Mise-en-scene
editing
sound 
Body language
Facial expressions
Hair and makeup
Costume
Colour and Lighting- high key and low key. 

Sounds
Digetic sounds-from within the film --> natural sounds, dialogue, tone of voice.
Non-digetic sounds-from outside of the film --> music soundtracks, narrator, voice over.