Film Language

Film language helps you create a base understanding of the characters.
This is split into 4 different sections:

1. Camera
2. Sound
3. Editing
4. Mise En Scene

Camera:

• Angle - Birdseye and worms eye, High and low levels
• Frame - Ranging from a eye/head shot to a landscape long shot e.g. A Mountain
• Movement - Tilt up and down, Pan left and right, zooming in and out and a tracking shot

Sound: 

• Music - This can determine the current mood of the film 
• Off/On screen - sounds from transitions from frame to frame
• Diegetic - Sounds actors can hear
• Non  Diegetic - Sounds that have been edited.
• Voice Overs
• Dialogue- Age, tone, gender, accent

Editing:

• Transition - Straight cut, dissolve, wipes
• Order of Narrative - When?
• Pace - Slow or fast

Mise En Scene:

• Costume
• Lighting
• Actors
• Make-up
• Props
• Setting