Suspense Sequence - Short Film

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Suspense Sequence - Short Film

Key Terms:

Editing - The selection and assembling of a media product.

Shot - An uninterrupted sequence of footage.

Shot Duration - How a long a shot lasts before it is cut.

Mise-en-scene - Anything that is put in the scene/shot. (e.g colour,lighting,people.)

Cinematography - Everything to do with a camera. (Lighting also.)

Low Angle Shot - A shot filmed below the subject. (High and powerful etc.)

High Angle Shot - The camera is positioned above the subject. (Weak, vunerable etc.)

Shot Types - The distance between the camera and the subject.

Empty shot - A shot with no subject/s.

Long Shot - A shot filmed far away from the subject.

Extreme/ Close up - A shot filmed extremely close up to the subject.

Positioning - The way in which the text locates members of the audience.

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