Language of film dictionary!

What am I learning? During this hurumanu, I am currently learning to define the language of film using visual and sound techniques. How does this work show my learning? This work shows my learning by displaying what I have researched and learned about the definitions of each of these words. What am I wondering as a result of this learning? Something that this activity has left me wondering is if there is any more words that I could add to my dictionar

Language Of Film Dictionary!

Body Language- Body language is a type of nonverbal communication, in which physical

behavior is used to express information and emotions. 

Hairstyles-  Hairstyles in films can reflect on the character’s personal appearance and personality. 

Costume-  Costumes are used in films to create a story or a background for a character. It can also show off their personality and style. For example in pirates of the Caribbean Captain jack sparrows costume shows that he is a pirate and is not well kept so it says that he is a scavenger and gets into a lot of trouble.  

Makeup-  Makeup is used in films to change an actor’s facial features and give the characters a more distinctive look. 

Colour-  Colour is used in films to set the mood of a film. For example, red is used to denote passion, danger, or power. 

Lighting-  Lighting creates an atmosphere and a sense of meaning for the audience. Lighting also tells the audience where to look. 

Props- Props help enhance the performance and make the scene look more authentic and it helps the actors get into character and can create more of a story. For example in harry potter the wands give more of a story as the wand is part of the deathly hallows and harry and Voldemorts wands are connected. 

Settings- The setting is the time and place of the story. The setting helps tell the story and can change throughout the movie. 

Dialogue- Dialogue it the script of what each character is saying throughout the film. The dialogue helps give the audience a feel of who the character is and helps move the plot along. 

Sound effects- Soundeffects are where you create an artificial wound to enhance the sounds that are created in the film. 

Music- Music in film is played over a scene to make it more dramatic and give the audience a sense of what is happening or what’s going to happen.

Silence-  Silence is a gap in a scene where there is no music playing over the top of the scene. This is used to create an intense emotional tone. 

Symbols-  Symbols are something that can pop up several times during a film that can represent something else entirely which could add to the plot. 

Special FX-  Special effects are illusions or visual tricks to create imaginative events in a story or virtual world.