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What is setting? How can setting help us analyse a film?

Setting is the location of the movie/specific scenes. It can tell us things about character, mood or plot. Settings can be symolic of themes too

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True or false. Dialogue is a film technique.

True!

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What is an establishing shot? Why do directors use them?

To set the scene. To give us context to where the action is happening.

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Using the whiteboard and by drawing arrows to show movement, can one person from your team explain the difference between a tilt and a pan

Tilt is up and down, pan is side to side

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What can a costume tell us about a character? What are we looking for when making that assessment?

We are looking at colour, at fabrics, at style. Are they wearing a uniform or something that signifies their status or job title? Comfort? Style? Practical?

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Can you describe backlighting? What effect does it give?

When light is coming from behind a person or thing, casting them in shadows. Can be used to make someone look scary or obscure to them from audience/characters

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Can someone from your team draw a high angle shot on the board and explain the effect of it?

Must draw an image where the camera is above eye level looking down at something. Shows weakness, lower status, makes someone look small

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What is mise en scene?

Everything in the shot. The combination of the set, set dressing, props, characters, lighting etc to make one cohesive image that sends a message to the viewer

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