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This has the effect of seeming to exaggerate perspective. It's often used to make the viewer feel that they are close to the action. If it's used for closeups, it makes the nose look bigger and the ears smaller ¬ an effect usually used for comedy.

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Head and shoulders, enabling you to easily see facial expressions, so you can see what characters are thinking and feeling

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The camera points upwards, usually making the subject or setting seem grand or threatening.

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The majority of film sequences are edited so that time seems to flow, uninterrupted, from shot to shot. Within a 'continuity editing' sequence, only cuts will be used. Continuity editing can also involve 'cross-cutting', where a sequence cuts between two different settings where action is taking place at the same time.

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An image gradually fades in

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Lighting can be high or low contrast and can vary in color and direction.

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These can vary the angle of view, from wideangle to telephoto, so that the subject appears to move closer (or further away) without the camera itself moving.

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This means how much of the shot seems to be in focus, in front of and behind the subject.

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From just above the eyebrows to just below the mouth, or even closer - used to emphasize facial expression or to make the subject appear threatening.

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Sound that we think is part of what's going on on the screen ¬ horse's hooves, the sound of thunder, and so on ¬ even though many of these will have been added later by a 'Foley artist'.

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A sudden, fast pan.

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An image gradually fades out. Fades to and from black usually mean that time has passed

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Everything in the shot appears to be in focus, which means that we can be looking at action taking place in the foreground, middle ground and background.

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The camera looks down, making the subject look vulnerable or insignificant.

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Cold or blueish lighting can convey a sense of cold, alienation or technology, while warm or yellowish lighting can be used to convey comfort, sunset and so on. If colors are very rich and intense they are described as saturated.

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Produces a 'halo' effect around the edges of the subject.

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This is used to convey a sense of immediacy.

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In montage, different images are assembled to build up an impression. This is often used in title sequences. The most famous example of this technique is the Odessa Steps sequence from Battleship Potemkin.

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Moving the camera itself towards or away from the subject, or to follow a moving subject.

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A shot in which figures appear small in the landscape. Often used at the beginning of a film or sequence as an 'establishing shot' to show where the action is taking place; also used to make a figure appear small or isolated.

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The lighting is bright and relatively low in contrast ¬ often used for Hollywood musical comedies.

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Isolates the subject from the background.

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The type of lens, and how it's used, can make a big difference to the meaning of a shot.

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Sound that we know is not part of what's on screen, such as music (unless there's an orchestra in shot!) and voiceover.

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Like using a telescope, a telephoto lens appears to bring the subject closer and flatten out perspective. It also usually reduces depth of field.

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