Formats and other features

This document is an introduction of the formats and other features that belong to productions in films.

Shot: Is a camera position of where the scene will run a scene by positioning the camera from a far distance to create a long-shot or in front of person’s face to show their expression

Genre: Genre contains categories of film which certain amount of people prefer watching. Genres include: emotional real life stories, documentaries, escapism, police instigation, and humour.

Text: Titles that appear in the opening sequence and ending of the film. The styles it uses are, size, colour, background and pace as it can set up the outlook about the mood and way of the film is set. It also shows credits showing the main actors, the director, producers, ect, which are normally introduced at the beginning while more of the actors and members of staff and production team are mentioned in the credits at the end.

Music: Music helps to set up a sense of the pace for a scene. The tempo of music frequently helps with the rhythm of the cuts. The type of music can also help the mood of the scene for example fast paced music can help with the tension of a sports genre. Some music can also link shots, scenes and sequences.

Cut: Is a sudden change of shot which is known as an edit from shot to another. Cuts may change the scene, reduce time, and build up an image.