Micro elements By Daniel Yearwood 12BMM

Close up’s Extreme close up This is used to show mainly the eyes or a very important object. It can show the detail of somebody’s face to emphasise their mood. Close up This shows the characters facial expression and emotion. In a film opening this can show the importance of something like an object in a plot.

Medium shot This can show the body language to suggest the type of film or scene. As well as that it shows the characters facial expression and how that can depict the mood of a film.

Long shot To show a character’s whole body, Their clothing and their body language. It also expresses how they fit

Extreme Long shot Can show the extent of how large a Setting is. This can be used for suspense and thrills. For example If a character is walking down a long corridor. Using this the audience would not know when something would happen. This can increase intensity to appeal to a thrill seeking audience.

Tracking shot A tracking shot is used to show The start of a new scene or A character moving to a new Location. This keeps track of the Action or narrative to keep the Audience engaged in the film.

Panning shot This is used to create a sense of speed and To provide a central point of interest in a Scene.

Pace The speed of an concept In media. The pace of sound Is key in most scenes because the speed of it along with action defines a scene.

Tilt shot This shot is used from a high or low Angle. In this photo, the woman Looks weak and vulnerable As the camera is tilted to show that She is worried on the floor. She could Be attacked at any moment which Can build suspense for a horror liking Audience.

Zoom in/zoom out Zoom in This is used to show finer detail of something that could not be seen from a distance. This is used to emphasis something that cannot necessarily be seen close up. For example a burning building that is collapsing would need to be shown from a distance for the audience to see the extent of the damage. Zoom out

Cut A cut is used to have a momentary pause from the action by moving to a different scene. It can be used to show the comparison between two scenes and how the level of action can differ in scale.

Transitions Fade- Where a shot ends and the screen turns black and a new shot relative to the last appears Cross-fade- A previous shot merges into the following shot resulting in the two shots becoming superimposed, the longer the cross fade, the easier it is to notice the superimposition. This can be used to show a link between two shots.

Continuity editing Eyeline match- A character would look off screen and the next shot would show the audience what they were looking at. Match on action- A character would begin to move in one shot and we would see the same flow of movement in the next shot. The 180 degree rule- this shows the same space in each shot of a particular sequence.

Performance The acting performance along with all components is by far the most important part of acting. It shows audiences what type of Genre a film is and shows based on acting ability and emotion how a film will develop in terms of the plot.

Diegetic and non diegetic These terms refer to the level of sound and the sound effects in a film and how that influences the quality and genre of a film opening. Diegetic- Anything in the visual world that an actor can hear. Non Diegetic- Anything in a film that an actor cannot hear. E.G background music.

Mise-en-scene Is everything in a film. E.G costumes, make up, setting. These in combination with each other determine the quality of a film and how the audience can depict things like Genre, effect, mood.

Conclusion paragraph This analysis of the micro elements I have mentioned will help me in my film opening because I will know which techniques are suitable in certain scenes. Also how different movements will influence the environment, setting and role of the actors in my film opening. I will use non-Diegetic elements like eerie music and Dark editing to portray a horror like image suitable. I will use Mise- en-scene in a variety of ways: Dark costumes, make up, and a frightening setting. This will create tension and a horror sufficient mood. I will make extensive use of wide shots to show the location for a particular scene. This in a horror film can be used to scare an audience into expecting something terrible to happen. I will also use many zoom in shots to show detail of something. E.G the face of a zombie aggressively approaching a main character. Extreme close up shots can be used if something was to jump out on a main character which before it happens can create suspense using dark music getting louder.