Reading film genres

Once you study the language of film and media it's easier for you to understand and analyse the content that you're watching. 

Mise-en-scene : 

 

Mise-en-scene is a french word that, if literally translated, means 'to put into action'.It refers to all of the elements that comprise a single shot.

 The following elements are considered to be a part of mise-en-scene

1. costume 
2.  character 
3.  props
4. lights (intensity, colour, direct)
5.  acting/ performance and expressions 
6. setting of scene
7. actors positioning in a shot
8. background

Camera 

The second element to study is cinematography, which includes camera shots and camera level/ angles.

Camera shots : A camera shot is how much space the audience sees in a particular frame. Cinematographers choose specific camera shots to portray things about a character, setting, or theme to the audience.

Similarly, camera angles are different ways to position a camera to further emphasise emotions and relationships.

 There are many camera shots and camera angles to choose from, and each helps tell the story in its own way.

                                                                       Sounds

The third element to study is the Sound. 

Sound creates a different atmosphere and is quite important. 

There main sound designs are the following : 

• Digetic sounds -> sounds from within the film world
• Non-Digetic sounds -> a sound added from outside the film world ( comedy sounds,suspenseful music ect) 

Editing

The final element to study is Editing.   

Editing describes the relationship between shots and the process by which they are combined.  It is essential to the creation of narrative space and to the establishment of narrative time.  The relationship between shots may be graphic, rhythmic, spatial and/or temporal. 

 

 

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