camera movement and editing
Cut (Straight cut, jump cut, match cut): Shot changes from one to another – the most common cut. The director chose to use this to show us how quick the film was going and to show us the suspense of the chase scene and how quickly the character was moving zoom: Fade: Shot fades away and another shot appears. Fades to black often signify endings (of the day, scene or film) The director chose to use this Zoom: focal length of lens changed to make subject appear closer or further away A zoom into a character’s face can show realisation or an emotional reaction. Tilt: Camera tilts up or down from fixed point The hero or villain can be made to look weak or powerful using a tilt (high/low angle). the use of the zoom shows us the characters emotion in depth and this character is feeling scared or nervous and wary, the zoom shows facial expressions in much more detail and it may have suspense. The fade is used to show us when the scene is about to end ...