Tracking shots are often when the camera is being held on some sort of rig or on a dolly with rails. For example, it could be someone filming a landscape and panning the camera showing 180 degrees. Pan/Track/Zoom – Pans are often done on a static tripod and the camera is rotated. In these shot reverse shot scenes there is often a 3 rd angle, a medium shot showing both characters equally in frame, often being used for cut-ins. When each character speaks, they can cut to whoever is talking at that moment. There will be 2 shots often used, each camera being behind their shoulders, so the audience has a clear view of each character’s NVC (Non Verbal Communication) of expression.

It is usually when you have 2 characters on screen having a conversation. Shot Reverse Shot – This can also be known as a countershot. It can be used to describe anything in relation to the set design.

For example, “The low-key blue tone of the lighting of the mise en scene connotes a sense of depression and forlornness”. Lighting, Props, colours and the overall production. Mise en scene – Mise en scene, in essence, is everything on the screen in front of the camera. Here is a Glossary of some important film terms when considering studying and talking about film to a higher level.

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