Micro elements Maxime Cabo AS Media

1. Micro elements
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2. Extreme close up
Extreme close up is a shot where we see the face of the subject very closely. We use the extreme close
up shot in film to enter in the character’s intimate space. Extreme close up shows extreme emotions.

3. Close up
Close up shots show us only the face and shoulders of a subject. These shots
are the most useful of all the shots. It gives us a real sense of emotion and help
the watchers to connect with the subject.

4. Medium shot
Medium shots film subjects from the waist up. These shots help us to show
people with the the background behind. These shots show us also the feelings of
characters.

5. Long shot
A long shot show us a lot of background. It helps the viewer to understand in
which environment the character is. Longs shots help to put the film into the
context.

6. Extreme long shot
Extreme long shots show us the big environment where the character is, like a
city for example. They show the subject in a very long distance, they show us
extreme solitude, longness.

7. Track
Tracking shots are a camera movement, the camera can move forwards,
backwards or sideways. Tracking shots is also called dolly shots. We use
tracking shots to follow a subject.

8. Pan
Pan shot is a camera movement. The camera moves horizontally to the right or
left. With this movement you can follow an object or movement.

9. Tilt
The tilt shot has a little bit ressemblance with the pan shot. The only difference
is that the tilt shot moves vertically instead horizontally. So the camera moves
vertically up and down. Tilt shots show us the vertical understanding of an object
of a person.

10. Zoom
A zoom is a camera shot where a subject, a person or an action is brought little
by little closer. These shots help viewers to see emotions or to see actions of
characters.

11. Cut
We talk about cut when we are making a post production process. Cut is the
transition between one sequence to another.

12. Pace
Pace is the rate of movement in a film. Rhythm and tempo are synonym of pace.
We use pacing when a character run for example

13. Performance
It is the performance of actors, if they play realistically, seriously, ..

14. Diegetic
Diegetic sound is a sound who viewers see on the screen, when a character talks
in a film and we can understand what he said, that’s a diegetic sound. Diegetic
sound is visible on the screen.

15. Non Diegetic
Non diegetic is the opposite of diegetic sound. Sound are not visible on the
screen. Non diegetic sound are usually narrator’s commentary.

16. Mise en scene ( setting, costume, figure
expression, props )
Mise en scene is the arrangement of actors, costume, figure expression, props
and setting on a stage for a theatrical production.

17. Analysis of the micro element
It would help me because there are a lot a new words that I never seen before,
and there are very important to create the right film opening. I’m new in the
lesson Media and I like it because every lesson I learn new things about the
media world …
This task help me to have a lot of ideas about all the differents camera shots
that I can use for my film opening.