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Action-Adventure Films Key Terms for Q2 Soundtrack
Mise en scène
Music
Lighting (especially low-key lighting)
Synchronous and asynchronous sound
Location/ set
Diegetic/non-diegetic sound
Costume and make-up
Sound effe cts
Colours
Sound bridge
Props
Voiceover
Casting and performance style
Blocking (the placement/ composition of elements within the shot)
Composition and framing
Editing
Camerawork
Continuity editing: Shot/ reverse shot
Angles: Low angle
Cross-cutting/ parallel editing
High angle
Fast-paced editing
Canted/ tilted angle
180 degree rule
Non-continuity editing: Montage
Shot types: Establishing shots
Aerial shots/ crane shot
Flashback/ flashforward
Long shot
Jump Cut
Close up
Match Cut
ELS
ECU
Over the shoulder shot
Point-of-view shots
Visual effects and editing:
Post-production effects
CGI (Computer Generated Imagery)
Colour correction/ colour grading
Transitions: Dissolve/ Cross-fade
Camera movement: Track/ tracking shot
Pan/ panning shot
Zoom
Wipe
Hand-held camera
Dip to black/ white
Steadicam
Cut
Camera Focus:
Shallow focus
Focus pull
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