Cinematic Elements
Cinematic Elements of a film are broken down into three categories. They are: Camera Techniques, Editorial Techniques, and Plastic Materials. The lists below offer a basic description of each category. All films have some of these. Very few have them all.
Camera Techniques
- Angle shots
- Animation stand techniques
- Balance within frame
- Cinema verite techniques
- Double exposures(superimpositions)
- Special use of film stock
- Special use of lenses(zoom, wide angle, fisheye)
- Mirror photography techniques
- Panning, tracking, and traveling
- Trick photography(time lapse, slow or fast motion)
Editorial Techniques
- Color effects
- Cross-cutting
- Dissolve and lap dissolve
- Flashbacks and jump cuts
- Freeze frames
- Inserts(e.g. newsreel footage, newspaper headlines, etc.)
- Juxtapositions(for visual or literary effect)
- Peals, wipes, and masks
- Reversal printing
- Sound effects, music, narration(voice over)
- Split screen
- Tilting and sub-tilting(rolled, spotted, superimposed)
Plastic Materials
- Costumes
- Makeup
- Sets and properties
- Actors
For more detailed information involving these terms go to the Glossary.
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