Race and Ethnicity Paper about movie

Film Vocabulary

Following are some common terms useful in discussing a film.

diegetic sound - sound which derives from within the scene. For example - when character is in a traffic jam, car horns blowing in the background are diegetic sounds

non-diegetic sound - sound which has no source in the scene. For example, music or sound effects added to heighten suspense.

scene - an event that takes place in one setting in a continuous time. A scene can be made up of a single shot (such as a wide shot of the entire action) or it can be divided into several shots.

shot - what is visible in the camera frame

Basic Shot Types (a.k.a. framing): 1) wide shot - taken at a fair distance from the subject, gives viewer visual information about the location; if a person is the subject, includes the person’s whole body 2) medium shot - includes part of the subject, usually includes people from the waist up 3) close-up - shows a detail of the scene, creates intimacy between viewer and subject; in the case of a person, it is a shot that includes the head and shoulder 4) establishing shot - typically a wide shot and often the first in the scene, which establishes the environment in which the character(s) exist and interact 5) point-of-view shot - a shot which is presumed to be from the character’s viewpoint 6) tracking shot - camera films while moving through space 7) handheld shot - shot made while camera operator holds camera - as opposed to being mounted on a tripod

Camera Movement zoom in - continuous shot that shifts from wider to closer framing; this draws viewer into the scene and toward the subject zoom out - continuous shot that shifts from closer to wider framing; this distances viewer from the subject as it increases view of surroundings pan left - horizontal camera movement from right to left pan right - horizontal camera movement from left to right tilt up / tilt down - vertical camera movement upward / downward

edit long take - a shot of some length

producer - those persons who supervise the making of a film, often initiating the project and seeing it through the production phase until its final destination in theaters or other viewing formats.

director - the individual responsible for all aspects of the film’s production, supervising the actors and film crew

cinematographer - the individual responsible for filming / recording the action

screenwriter - the person responsible for writing the story for film or adapting a story from a novel or other work to film

screenplay - adaptations of other written works, such as novels or plays

mise-en-scène - the setting or surroundings in a film, play, etc. This can include set decoration, wardrobe, props, and performance.

set - short for setting or where the film is shot. This can be on location or in a studio

set decoration - the objects which decorate a set and give the story visual authenticity

prop - an item or object used by character(s) in the scene, distinct from set decoration

preproduction - the period before the shooting of a film, when all preparation is made for filming

production - period during which the film is made

postproduction - period when the film is edited and prepared for distribution to theaters or other markets such as television and online streaming

distribution - delivery of the finished film to theaters or other markets such as television and online streaming