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Film Technology

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Dolly
Camera moves with action
Pan
Camera moves left to right
High angle
Picture is shot from above object making it look smaller
Flashback
Action previously happened changed by music of voice narration
Eye level
Camera is at characters eye level
Low angle
Picture is shot from below subject looks larger than normal
Dutch angle
Picture is tilted sideways on horizonal line
Non-digetic
Sound not heard by characters only for viewers of movie
Medium shot
People seen waist up or portion of object
Tilt
Camera moves up and down
Close-up
An image that takes up 80% of frame
Bottom/side
Light from below or a side its evil-looking
Fade
Fades to black and white says time passed
Neutral
Not bright or dark very even ligh
High-key
Scene is very light and looks open looking
Crosscutting
Cut to action parallel editing
Front/rear
Soft light on face or back looks angelic
Low-key
Scene has many shadows and darkness suspicious
Establishing Shot
Shows the space of scene
Dissolve
Image fades into another one connection
Long shot
A shot taken from a long distance and shows full subject
Eye-line match
Picture of a person a picture of what they saw and then they're reaction
Digetic
Sound can be heard by characters in film can be internal or external
Zoom
Camera stays still but the lens moves making things larger and smaller

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