Film Techniques
High angle shot - answer Shot from above to suggest vulnerability and weakness
Low angle shot - answer Shot from below to suggest power or dominance
Long shot - answer Shows the subject from head to toe, to fit the screen. Little
background is shown.
Mid shot - answer Shot which shows a person from the waist up. Used in conversation
and to show body language.
Close-Up - answer Shows a person from the shoulders up. This shot is used to show
facial expression and emotions of the characters.
Music - answer Music and sound used in film to set the mood or invoke a feeling.
Costuming - answer Clothes and costumes worn by the characters.
Make-Up - answerMake-up, hair colouring and hairdo, facial marks such as cuts , sores,
freckles, scars
Special effects - answerAny computer generated or special effects in the film. e.g.
fades, wipes and superimposition.
Hand held camera - answerOften used in fight scenes to help the audience to feel
included in the action.
Tilt - answerWhen the camera tilts vertically through 90°to make the subject appear
larger than life.
Bird's-Eye-View - answerShot from above, using a helicopter or crane.
Establishing shot - answerShot to establish the setting and time period (usually used at
the beginning of the film, or a scene). Often a wide shot.
Wide Shot - answerA shot where the characters appear small in the frame. Background
will be shown, to place the character.
Mise-en-scene - answerEverything that goes into creating an effective and authentic
scene, including costumes, make-up, props etc/
High angle shot - answer Shot from above to suggest vulnerability and weakness
Low angle shot - answer Shot from below to suggest power or dominance
Long shot - answer Shows the subject from head to toe, to fit the screen. Little
background is shown.
Mid shot - answer Shot which shows a person from the waist up. Used in conversation
and to show body language.
Close-Up - answer Shows a person from the shoulders up. This shot is used to show
facial expression and emotions of the characters.
Music - answer Music and sound used in film to set the mood or invoke a feeling.
Costuming - answer Clothes and costumes worn by the characters.
Make-Up - answerMake-up, hair colouring and hairdo, facial marks such as cuts , sores,
freckles, scars
Special effects - answerAny computer generated or special effects in the film. e.g.
fades, wipes and superimposition.
Hand held camera - answerOften used in fight scenes to help the audience to feel
included in the action.
Tilt - answerWhen the camera tilts vertically through 90°to make the subject appear
larger than life.
Bird's-Eye-View - answerShot from above, using a helicopter or crane.
Establishing shot - answerShot to establish the setting and time period (usually used at
the beginning of the film, or a scene). Often a wide shot.
Wide Shot - answerA shot where the characters appear small in the frame. Background
will be shown, to place the character.
Mise-en-scene - answerEverything that goes into creating an effective and authentic
scene, including costumes, make-up, props etc/
