Representations


Nothing is what it seems in moving images or in the media industry.

1. Sound
Non-Diegetic →Sounds added at a later time to recording e.g. music.
Diegetic →Natural sounds at the time of recording e.g. birds singing.

2. Mise-en-scene- This is usually referred to as "everything in the frame". This includes: Make-up, props, location, costume and lighting.

3.Cinematography:

Camera Shots

• Long shot


• Medium close-up


• Close-up


• Wide shot/establishing shot


• Mid shot


• Big close-up


• Extreme close-up


• 3/4 Shot

Camera Angles

• High → Camera is looking down on subject, making it look smaller.


• Low → Camera looking up at subject, making it look bigger.


• Canted → Camera is tilted to make subject look slanted.


• Birds-eye/Aerial → Extreme high angle. Looking straight down.


• Eye Level → Camera is pointed directly at subject.


• Worms Eye →Extreme low angle, camera very low, looking up.

4. Editing → Cutting film and video footage together to create meaning.