filmmaking techniques
learning goal
I can identify image, structure, and sound techniques used by filmmakers to create visual texts.
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View Now
The opening scene from the film The Darjeeling Limited reveals many of the techniques filmmakers use to communicate visually.
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Practice
Try to identify the visual techniques used in the opening scene above by writing down techniques you can identify and when they occur (example: close up, 00:31). Use the Visual Glossary as a reference if needed.
Could you find:
establishing shot medium shot
close-up montage
tilt tracking pan over-the-shoulder shot low angle wide angle
Re-view the scene here to see how you did.
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Create
Using the Visual Glossary as a reference, find a scene from one of your favorite movies or tv shows and try to identify at least 7 techniques used in the scene. Write each technique and the time used (example: close up, 00:31).
Options for turning in:
1. Attach a link to your video and type the techniques you identified. Post on Schoology.
2. Add the video to your portfolio and a text box identifying techniques. Publish.
Here's an example:
Pan 00:12
Wide Angle 00:48
Close Up 00:51
Establishing Shot 1:50
Medium Shot 2:03
Low Angle 2:27
Over-the-Shoulder 2:45