Film Terms and Cinematic Language

As we move forward with beginning to look at the film form ("Formal Analysis"), it's important to be familiar with the form itself. We need a base shared language from which to start from. That's where "Film Terms You Should Know" comes from.

This will be quizzed next week. But before we can really dive into watching films, we have to go through and learn these terms. I've created a slide show to go along with this list, and that is what we will be going over the next couple of days.

A low-angle shot-this is often used to make the subject appear more powerful or in control.

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