Camera Shots, Angle, Movement and Composition· Shots: establishing shot, master shot, close-up, mid-shot, long shot, wide shot, two-shot, aerial shot, point of view shot, over the shoulder shot, and variations of these.
· Angle: high angle, low angle, canted angle.
· Movement: pan, tilt, track, dolly, crane, steadicam, hand-held, zoom, reverse zoom.
· Composition: framing, rule of thirds, depth of field – deep and shallow focus, focus pulls.
EditingIncludes transition of image and sound – continuity and non-continuity systems.
· Cutting: shot/reverse shot, eyeline match, graphic match, action match, jump cut, crosscutting,
parallel editing, cutaway; insert.
· Other transitions, dissolve, fade-in, fade-out, wipe, superimposition, long take, short take, slow motion, ellipsis and expansion of time, post-production, visual effects.
Sound• Diegetic and non-diegetic sound; synchronous/asynchronous sound; sound effects; sound motif, sound bridge, dialogue, voiceover, mode of address/direct address, sound mixing, sound perspective.
· Soundtrack: score, incidental music, themes and stings, ambient sound.
Mise-en-Scène· Production design: location, studio, set design, costume and make-up, properties.
· Lighting; colour design.
It is acknowledged that not every one of the above technical areas will feature in equal measure in any given extract. Therefore examiners are instructed to bear this in mind when marking the candidates’ answers and will not expect each aspect will be covered in the same degree of detail, but as appropriate to the extract provided and to the discussion of representation.
Candidates should be prepared to discuss, in response to the question, how these technical elements create specific representations of individuals, groups, events or places and help to articulate specific messages and values that have social significance. Particular areas of representation that may be chosen are:
· Gender
· Age
· Ethnicity
· Sexuality
· Class and status
· Physical ability/disability
· Regional identity
