What do we look for when studying a film?
Features of the story – plot, setting, characters, themes/ideas, symbolism, metaphor
Camera Shots – Establishing shot, long shot, full shot, mid shot, close up, extreme close up
Camera Angles – eye level, high angle, low angle, overshot, undershot
Camera Movement – panning, tracking, dolly shot, point of view shot, zoom
Camera focus – sharp/soft/deep focus
Editing – cut, fade, dissolve
Sound – music, dialogue, diagetic and non-diagetic sound, voice-over
Lighting – key light, high key lighting, low key lighting, full light, back light