Camera shots and forms, sound, lighting and editing all create a a well shot scene when planned and thought about carefully, these make up this section 'technical elements'.
CAMERA SHOTS
If everything was filmed in exactly the same way, from exactly the same positions, then it would be boring to watch. To make it more interesting, different shots are used within films and TV shows to engage the audience. The main camera shots which are used the most are over the shoulder shots for conversation, close ups for emotion and long shots to set the scene. Below is an image of different camera shots there are:
If everything was filmed in exactly the same way, from exactly the same positions, then it would be boring to watch. To make it more interesting, different shots are used within films and TV shows to engage the audience. The main camera shots which are used the most are over the shoulder shots for conversation, close ups for emotion and long shots to set the scene. Below is an image of different camera shots there are:
SOUND
Sound can be classified into two groups. Diegetic and Non-diegetc.
Diegetic sound is sound that comes from the world within the drama including voices of the characters, sounds made by object in the story and music represented as coming from objects within the story. For example, an actors voice is diegetic because it is recorded when the scene is recorded. Below is an example of diegetic sound:
http://filmsound.org/terminology/diegetic.htm
Sound can be classified into two groups. Diegetic and Non-diegetc.
Diegetic sound is sound that comes from the world within the drama including voices of the characters, sounds made by object in the story and music represented as coming from objects within the story. For example, an actors voice is diegetic because it is recorded when the scene is recorded. Below is an example of diegetic sound:
http://filmsound.org/terminology/diegetic.htm
Non-diegetic sound is when the sounds are not in the scene, this is usually done with soundtracks - adding music to scenes to build tension or make scenes more dramatic. You can usually see this when no-one is speaking, music is added to the scene so it isn't left silent. Here is an example of non-diegetic sound: (there is also an example of diegetic in there too)
LIGHTING There are two types of lighting used when filming - high key and low key lighting. High key lighting is where there are lots of whites and light colours and not very many blacks or dark colours. High key lighting is more commonly used when creating more happy and optimistic scenes. It is mainly used in comedies, this is because it creates an upbeat vibe and a happy environment which is needed for a comedy. The Inbetweeners is an example of a TV show which uses high key lighting as it wants to make the audience laugh - by using high key lighting, everything is out in the open and there is no shadows. |
Low key lighting is where there is not much lighting in the scene and there is a lot of shadows. low key lighting is usually used to create a variety of different emotional responses like mystery, drama and angst. The Walking Dead is a good example of a TV show which uses a lot of low key lighting which is expected due to the genre of the TV show - unlike the Inbetweeners, it is more serious.
If you skip to 1:19 - you will see how they have used quite an extreme amount of low key lighting.
EDITING
This stage is carried out once all the scenes have been shot and you know that you are ready to start the final editing. The most commonly used editing technique is a straight cut, these are easy to do and can cut a scene short quickly to get rid of any unwanted footage. Straight cuts can also be used powerfully to give the impression that one character is interrupting the other in a conversation.
Another cutting technique is J and L cuts - J and L cuts are where shots of each character are either extended and shortened respectfully so that the audience is not always looking at the person who is speaking.
Fading is also a very common technique used when editing shots, if you cut abruptly to get rid of unwanted footage from a shot, you can use a fade in and fade out to hide the fact this was done to transition into another scene.
This stage is carried out once all the scenes have been shot and you know that you are ready to start the final editing. The most commonly used editing technique is a straight cut, these are easy to do and can cut a scene short quickly to get rid of any unwanted footage. Straight cuts can also be used powerfully to give the impression that one character is interrupting the other in a conversation.
Another cutting technique is J and L cuts - J and L cuts are where shots of each character are either extended and shortened respectfully so that the audience is not always looking at the person who is speaking.
Fading is also a very common technique used when editing shots, if you cut abruptly to get rid of unwanted footage from a shot, you can use a fade in and fade out to hide the fact this was done to transition into another scene.