Molly Curtis- reserch into film language

Michael Wohl-  language of film

Close up – Close up to see what characters are, or what they are looking at
Medium shot – Medium distance shows variety of activities that character is doing
Medium long shot/Long shot/Wide shot – Long shot is a good way to show where the location of the scene is
Extreme Long shot  – to show the time (sun rises)
Extreme close shot  – to show why (close up of the character’s thought going through his or her face)
Medium Close up – could be used to see how ( pulling a trigger)
Over the shoulder – show how characters are talking to each other
Full Shot  – contains whole human body
Medium Shot  – above knees
Medium Close-up  – above chest
The Close up – above shoulder
The Extreme Close up  – usually a feature on the face for example eye, mouth etc
Establishing shots – shows location and how the environment , setting is
Reaction shots – close-ups of a specific performance, showing a subject’s reaction
Cut away – shots of dogs at park even though we might have never seen before
Point of View  – what actors are looking at
Cutting on Action – another continuity term – matching eye lines and speed are helpful to achieve continuity
180 degree rule – don’t cross the lines so viewers are confused of where the directions are
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For example a close up for example would be used to show the character's emotion so the audience understand the feeling of that character. in our film we can use a close up of the male character to show his fear towards the young girl.
The extreme long shot would be used so the audience understand  the setting and they know exactly where the character is at the scene. we can use an extreme long shot in our film when the man runs into the forest as the audience will realise that the man has ruin into the haunted area of the forest.
An extreme long shot is used to show just one feature of a characters face for example, the eye of the character so the audience can see their emotion. we can use this when we focus on the girls face to show she is extremely angry with the man and wants to hurt him.