Action and

Adventure!

To review key terminology in relation to

cinematography and editing.

Exam Q2: (20 marks)

Explain how each of the following is
used to create effects which fit the
action adventure genre:
Soundtrack
Focus for todays lesson
Camerawork
Editing
Mise-en-scene

Analysing Camera Work

Cinematographyeverything the camera does!

High/Low Angle
Shot
Refers to position of camera, not
subject.
Use can suggest power/social status.

Tilt
Vertical movement of camera
(up/down)
Emphasises height or beauty of the
subject.

Pan
Horizontal movement of camera
(left/right).
Emphasises characters and action as
part of the setting/mise-en-scene

Trackin
g
Camera moves at the same pace as
the subject. Often achieved using
steadicam.
Increases pace in
action sequences.

Composition and
Framing
Three things to look out for:
All these
What is in foreground of shot
things
What is in background of shot draw
What is in/out of focus.
attention
to
subjects

Shot
types

Two shot- equal status of two subjects

Close up- emphasises emotion
Extreme Close up- often aggressive
Extreme Long Shot- subject within
mise-en-scene
Long Shot- Often used to show full
costumes.

Types of shots in
a clip

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_v5g_GFm1W0
Type Shot

Effect (C and above)

Harry Potter
and the
Philosophers

Editing
A master class for Action
Adventure

How many types of editing are

there?

Editing- the way and order shots are put

together in post production.

Following slides detail types of

editing- make notes!
ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE DODGY
WITH TERMINOLOGY!!!

Cut
A cut every 2-3 seconds
For fast pace!!

Fade
One image slowly superimposes over
another.
Suggests passing of time, or causal
connection between two events.

Dissolve
One image slowly superimposes over
another, usually with a pixelated
effect.
Suggests flashback,
dream sequence,
could be indicating an
unreliable narrator
(fantasist).

Fade to
Black
Final image darkens until the screen is
black.
Suggests endings/ finality/ death of a
character?

Pan
Steady movement of camera in a
horizontal motion.
Emphasises characters and action as
part of the setting/mise-en-scene

Cross
cutting
Used to show 2 scenes at same time (2
people on the phone).
Suggests a connection
between two situations.

Slow motion
Slowing a the pace of frames.
In order to focus in on one event or
element.

Eye-line
match
Cuts from one character to what that
character has been looking at.
Could indicate a desire or
motivation in a character.

Flashbac
k
A scene or moment in a film in which
the audience is shown an event that
happened earlier in the films
narrative.
Suggests passing of time,
or causal connection
between two events.

Match
Cut
Two different subjects of the same
shape are juxtaposed from one into
the other.
Again suggests a connection between
these objects/characters.

Types of editing in a
clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4gCYZC4-MQ
From 2.30
Type of Editing

Effect (C and above)

Charlies
Angels

Plenary: Terminology
Charades
All students into two groups.
One person from each group is
the performer- they must silently
act out the word for one of the
pieces of terminology we have
learnt today.