Textual Analysis and Representation

The 4 Key Areas Of Textual Analysis

Camera Shots, Angle, Movement, Composition

• Shots: Establishing Shot, Master Shot, Close-Up, Mid-Shot, Long Shot, Wide Shot, Two-Shot, Aerial Shot, Point Of View Shot, Over The Shoulder Shot, And Variations Of These.
• Angle: High Angle, Low Angle, Canted Angle.
• Movement: Pan, Tilt, Track, Dolly, Crane, Steadicam, Hand-held, Zoom, Reverse Zoom.
• Composition: Framing, Rule Of Thirds, Depth Of Field – Deep And Shallow Focus, Focus Pulls.

Editing

Includes Transition Of Image And Sound – Continuity And Non-Continuity Systems.

• Cutting: Shot/Reverse Shot, Eyeline Match, Graphic Match, Action Match, Jump Cut, Crosscutting, Parallel Editing, Cutaway; Insert.
• Other Transitions, Dissolve, Fade-In, Fade-Out, Wipe, Superimposition, Long Take, Short Take, Slow Motion, Ellipsis And Expansion Of Time, Post-Production, Visual Effects.

Sound

• Soundtrack: Score, Incidental Music, Themes And Stings, Ambient Sound.
• Diegetic And Non-Diegetic Sound; Synchronous/Asynchronous Sound; Sound Effects; Sound Motif, Sound Bridge, Dialogue, Voiceover, Mode Of Address/Direct Address, Sound Mixing, Sound Perspective.

Mise-en-Scène

• Production Design: Location, Studio, Set Design, Costume and Make-Up, Properties.
• Lighting; Colour Design.