1. 6th Period. You will have a quiz on this material Monday
6th Period! You will have a quiz on this material Monday! Know mise-en-scene, the different shots regarding camera distance/angle/pan/tilt/zoom/etc, and their purpose(s). Be able to identify them by looking at a picture as well! These are also on your Film Glossary sheet.

2. Mise-en-scene From French, translates to “putting into the scene”
All of the elements placed in front of the camera to be photographed: the settings the props, lighting, costumes and make-up, and figure behavior
Director’s control over what happens in the film frame

3. The Shot: Camera Distance 1
Extreme Long Shot (ELS)
Shows location
Often used as an initial establishing shot in a sequence
Long Shot (LS)
Shows location/relationships
The Godfather

4. The Shot: Camera Distance 2
Medium Long Shot (MLS)
Shows location/ relationships
Often used as an initial establishing shot in a sequence
Medium Shot (MS)
Waist up
Focus on character(s)
The Godfather

5. The Shot: Camera Distance 3
Medium Close Up (MCU)
Chest up
Focus on character(s)
Close Up (CU)
Head of person
Conveys character’s state of mind
Involves spectator
The Godfather

6. The Shot: Camera Distance 4
Close Up (CU)
Can be of objects
Extreme Close Up (ECU)
Part of face
Often used at climax of dramatic scene
The Godfather
Psycho

7. The Shot: Camera Angle 1 Straight-on Angle
Connotes equilibrium (normality) and makes spectator feel comfortable
Canted Angle
Connotes disequilibrium (physical or mental) and produces sense of unease in spectator
The Godfather
Apocalypse Now

8. The Shot: Camera Angle 2 High Angle Low Angle
Motivation can be point-of-view (POV) shot
Can connote lack of power
Can be used for style (top right)
Low Angle
Motivation can be POV shot
Can connote power (bottom right)
The Godfather

9. The Shot: Camera Movement: Pan & Tilt
Pan (panorama): camera swivels left or right on axis. Used for:
Showing scene
Following movement
Show POV as head turns
Guiding attention
Tilt: camera swivels up or down. Used for:
Showing scene on different levels
Following movement
Show POV as head moves up/down
Establishing shot e.g. ext: tilt up high building/CUT/ int: room in building

10. Track
Track (dolly): camera on wheels. Can track in/out, left/right, slow/fast.

11. Zoom
zoom lens can create illusion of camera moving in/out; can zoom in/out
opening sequence of The Godfather uses computerized zoom out
The Godfather

12. Focus
Focus can be used expressively (e.g. deep focus shot at end where Kay moves close to camera and out-of-focus whilst Michael is literally – and – metaphorically focused)
The Godfather