Film Language

Film Language

Camera

Frame

ECU- Extreme Close Up= Eye
CU- Close Up= Face
MS- Mid Shot = Cut off at neck
MLS- Medium Long Shot=Cut off at knee
LS- Long Shot=Full body
ELS- Extreme Long Shot= Mountains

Angle

Worms eye view
Normal level shot
Birds eye view

Movement

Pan- Left/Right

Tilt- Up/Down

Tracking shot

Steady Cam

Hand Held

Mise en Scene

Costume

Lighting

Actors-Class/Age/Gender/Sexuality/Ethnicity/Body language

Makeup

Props

Setting

Editing

Transition

Order of narrative

Pace

SFX

Sound

Dialogue-What/How

Music-Parallel/Contrapuntal

Diegettic sound
Non Diegettic Sound-Music/Voice over/ Narration