Pleasantville: Film Techniques

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Across
  1. 4. A collection of shots, arraged through editing in a specific order
  2. 7. Everything contained within the world of the film
  3. 8. Tight shots that capture one specific aspect of the subject e.g. eye only
  4. 11. Can be straight-on, high angle (emphasises a character's weakness) or low angle (makes a character powerful or threatening)
  5. 12. Anything that is repeatedly used in a film to define or explain a character or to suggest a theme
  6. 13. The art of capturing images on moving film
  7. 14. Allows director to selectively highlight specific elements in each scene
  8. 15. Allows for a natural distance between the subject and the camera
  9. 19. Gives us critical information about characters background, attitude and emotions
  10. 20. Creates the illusion that the camera is suddenly moving towards or away from a subject
Down
  1. 1. How clearly and sharply the audience sees the actors and objects in a film
  2. 2. The border or edge of the screen in the cinema
  3. 3. Little distance between camera and subject e.g. whole face
  4. 5. any element outside the world of the film
  5. 6. The physical location of the film e.g. time period, country, indoors/outdoors
  6. 9. A continuous piece of filming without interruption from the time the camera is turned on and starts filming to the time it is turned off.
  7. 10. The art of deciding which images the audience sees within the frame of the cinema screen
  8. 16. All the visual elements within the frame that support the telling of the story
  9. 17. Images move slower than usual, despite the fact that the film itself is moving at the same constant speed. It helps create dramatic tension or to establish the importance of a moment.
  10. 18. The illusion of distance between elements in a shot