This new interactive resource from Media Education Wales uses over 50 video clips, 24 stills and concise, clear explanations to introduce key features of film language for young film-makers. Aimed at teenagers and young adults, it covers:
mise-en-scène: setting, costume, gesture, light and colour
camera: framing, angle, lens, movement, cutaways, inserts, reaction shots
continuity: shot-reverse shot, looking space, eyeline match, the 180 degree rule
time: scene time, stretch time, compressed time, ellipsis, parallel editing, flashbacks
editing: sequencing, selecting action, editing on the action, jump cuts, split edits/sound bridges, montage, pace
sound: diegetic, music, voiceover, editing to music
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