Research

It's the arrangement of everything that appears in the framing of the film.

French term meaning

“placing on stage”

It's everything to do with the actors and the

setting. This includes the props, music,

makeup and a lot more.

Enigma CodeThe enigma code is what makes you carry on watching the film/show to find out

something that it not answered. Giving an unanswered question makes the audience

intrigued and want to know more. Curiosity makes the audience continue to watch till

the end. Murder mysteries type productions have a lot of unanswered

questions like "Who is she?" or "Where did he come from?" or a popular one "Who

killed them?"

Diegetic Sound

The sound is either on or off screen depending on what it’s source is and whether it’s in frame or not. Another word for diegetic sound is “actual sound.” Diegetic sound is any sound presented as originated from source within the film's world.

Non-Diegetic Sound

Sound whose source is neither visible on the screen nor has been implied to be in the present action. Some examples of this are: – Narrators commentary – Sound effects– Mood music

Editing

With editing you:• Remove unwanted footage.

• By getting rid of bad or useless footage, the whole film can look a lot better.

• Choose the best footage for the production.• It’s a smart idea to shoot more footage than needed, so you will

not use all of it.

• Put together footage to create a good flow.• A film must flow well or the audience wont want to watch it.

• Add effects, music, graphics, etc.• This can define a film more like by adding music for that film genre.

Narrative

It’s a story or account of events, experiences, or the like, whether true or fictitious. This account is shown by n a sequence of written or spoken words, and/or in a sequence of pictures.

Camera Work Close up– It’s a shot which

tightly frames a person/object. It’s one of the standard shots commonly used alongside medium and long shots. They have the most detail.

Medium close up– It’s similar to a close

up but oppose to being just the head. Its more of their body and background.

Long shot• Shows the entire object or

person.

A film is defined differently to different people. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, American Film Institute, and British Film Institute all say a film is longer than 40 minutes, but the Screen Actors Guild says that a film is 80 minutes or longer. The majority of feature films are between 70 and 210 minutes long.

Duration