Media Terminology for Music Videos

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Camerawork

• Establishing shots- An establishing shot is a long shot at the start of a scene (or sequence) that shows things from a distance
• Low angle, high angle, canted angle and aerial angle
• Elaborate camera movement such as tricks, stadicam or crane shots
• Hand-held camera
• Pont-of-view shots
• Shallow focus and focus pulls

Soundtrack

• music
• digetic/non-digestic sound
• sound effects
• sound bridge
• voiceover

Editing

• shot/reverse shot
• juxtaposition
• non-continuity editing
• crosscutting
• fast-paced editing
• less common transition; dissolve, wipe, fade
• post-production effects

Mise en scene

• Lighting(especially low-key lighting)
• Location/set
• Costume and make-up
• Props
• Casting and performance style
• Blocking(the composition of elements within the shot)

Definitions

• Establishing shots- An establishing shot is a long shot at the start of a scene (or sequence) that shows things from a distance.
• Low angle- a shot from a camera angle positioned low on the vertical axis, anywhere below the eye line, looking up.
• High angle- a cinematic technique where the camera looks down on the subject from a high angle and the point of focus often gets "swallowed up".
• Canted angle- a type of camera shot which involves setting the camera at an angle on its roll axis so that the shot is composed with vertical lines at an angle to the side of the frame.
• Aerial angle- a shot that's taken from an elevated vantage point than what is framed in the shot
• Steadicam- a lightweight mounting for a film camera which keeps it steady for filming when handheld or moving.
• Crane shot- a shot taken by a camera on a moving crane or jib.
• Hand Held Camera- a filmmaking and video production technique in which a camera is held in the camera operator's hands as opposed to being mounted on a tripod or other base.
• Point of view shot- A point of view shot (also known as POV shot, first-person shot or a subjective camera) is a short film scene that shows what a character (the subject) is looking at (represented through the camera).
• Shallow focus- a photographic and cinematographic technique incorporating a small depth of field.
• Focus pulls- he focus pull is a creative camera technique in which you change focus during a shot.
• Digetic- Music that the characters can hear.
• Non-digetic- Music that the characters can't hear.
• Reverse shot- a film technique where one character is shown looking at another character.
• Sound bridge- a type of sound editing that occurs when sound carries over a visual transition in a film.
• Sound Effects-