A director uses these elements to enhance the TONE (overall emotional feeling) and the THEMES of the movie. We'll be applying it to Twelve Angry Men.
Score: music composed for a specific film to enhance emotion.
Establishing Shot: a shot that introduces a location and/or character. It gives us the context, the "big picture" of the movie...so we know where this is, what the setting is.
Pan: when the camera turns on a single axis.
Dolly Shot: a steady camera movement through a scene in a single shot.
Rack Focus: a shift of focus from one element on a screen to another.
Wide Shot: shows the whole character. More of a distant feel to it. It's used often in introducing characters.
Medium Shot: shows character from waist to head. Often used for dialogue. This is the most frequent type of shot used in American film, and most of a movie is at this distance.
Close Up: shows a character's head and shoulders (although it can be of an object like a knife). This gives you a chance to see the character's facial expressions. Often used when we need to see a character's emotions.
Extreme Close Up: shows only a portion of the the face, ex: eyes or mouth. These are the closest shots you can get and are used to focus on emotion.
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