The control and design of the camera work: the operation of the camera and the control of the shot and characters.

The main light source comes from behind the character.

An extendable arm used for holding a microphone above the actors and outside the frame.

The position of the camera in relation to the subject being shown. The angle from which the camera takes the shot has an important effect on what the viewers see and on the effect of the shot. The cam [..]

As the camera moves, the way things appear changes, so different meanings are created; thus camera movement is important in defining and creating meaning in shots. The main camera movements are zoomin [..]

The speed of the camera’s movement can be used to create special effects and enhance meaning, such as slow or fast motion, and the use of freeze-frames (a still image created by stopping the film in t [..]

A shot of a person’s head from above the head to the top of the upper chest which fills the whole screen. It can also be used to frame an object at close range.

The composition of film shots is the control of all the elements in a single frame of film; the arrangements and relationship of the visual elements within a frame. Consider how the camera seems to pl [..]

The person in charge of making sure that all the relevant details from each scene match each other so as not to disrupt the narrative flow.

A cut has both utilitarian and aesthetic value in film editing and is the most direct and immediate editing device for introducing new screen information.. A cut allows the use of different types of s [..]