Action Adventure Films: Key Terms for Q2

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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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