Summary of Film Techniques
LIGHTING
back-lit bleach bypass contrast evenly lit soft whiteout |
ACTING
body language facial expressions hand gestures voice tone, pitch and pace |
AMBIENT SOUND
natural sounds such as; wind in trees, birds, cars, traffic passing, people in the background |
FOLEY SOUND
added sounds that are matched to actions in the film: footsteps, slamming of car door |
CAMERA SHOTS
extreme close-up close up medium close up long shot bird's eye view point of view over the shoulder |
CAMERA TECHNIQUES
panning tracking zoom focus |
EDITING TECHNIQUES
cutaway jump cut wipe effect cross cut |