Storyboard Part 2

Storyboard Part 1

Mise en scène

Mise en scène is a French term and originates from Theatre, but is also used in the Film Industry. For film, it has a broader meaning, and refers to almost everything that goes into the composition of the shot, including the composition itself, for example: framing, movement of the camera and characters, lighting, set design and more.

Camera Movements

• Crab - the camera moves completely to the left or right.
• Pan - the camera pivots left or right, but stays to the same spot.
• Tilt - the camera pivots up or down.
• Boom - the camera moves up or down (as though its in a lift).
• Dolly - the camera moves in/out from subject.
• Zoom - the camera zooms in/out from subject. this is not strictly a camera movement because it's the lens that moves, not the camera - its an optical effect.

Camera Shots

• ELS (Extreme Long Shot) - this could either be for a horizon shot, infinity shot, establishing shot, a landscape or even a small figure in relation to a large building or object.
• LS (Long Shot) - a long shot is closer to the camera which still shows the whole figure, and shows them in relation to the surroundings and it can also be an establishing shot.
• MLS (Medium Long Shot) - this shot shows more detail of the character and retains the setting quite clearly in the mise-en-scene. The MLS also shows the whole body.
• MS (Medium Shot) - this shot is usually from the knees or waist above and can sometimes be called a ' Mid-Shot' or even a ' Three-Quarter Shot'.
• MCU (Medium Close Up) - is from the mid-chest to the top of the head and shows much more detail of the character. Usually used for a two person conversation.
• CU (Close Up) - this shot show mostly the head and shoulders of the character/s and is very detailed. It is mostly used to show emotion and feelings/reaction of character.
• ECU (Extreme Close Up) - this shot is a zoom in of a certain feature of the face or object and also shows extreme fer or emotion if tightly on the eyes for example.

Shot/Reverse Shot

The Shot/Reverse shot is a film technique that shows one character(on-screen) looking at another character(sometimes off-screen), and then the other character is show looking back at the first character. Since the characters are shown looking in different directions, the audience assumes they are looking at eachother.

Match on Action

Match on Action is a film editing technique where the editor Cuts from one shot to another that matches the first shots action. Although the two shots could have been filmed at different times, the Match on Action technique gives the impression that the shots where filmed at continuous times.