Basic shots and picture

1. Basic terminologies

2. Shot:
• A shot is ONE CONTINUOUS piece of film that threads through the
camera. In digital terms, it would be the data that is contained
between rec. and stop. If you interrupt that shot, lets call it a, in
editing, so you get a sequence that goes a-b-a, a is still the same shot,
since b has only interrupted it in editing, NOT in the camera. That also
means that if the shot corrupts or gets ruined or you "roll out", just
because you cant use it doesn’t mean its no longer a shot. It is still a
shot, and the script supervisor will call it a shot. They will just make a
note that its an unusable shot.

3. Sequence
• a sequence is a succession of shots that provides the illusion
of continuity. It does not have to be a complete thought, it is
the "phrasing" in the syntax of film. The term sequence is
used to describe something as short as an exchange of
dialogue to a whole run of events that happen in the film, as
long as they are closely related in information.

4. Scene
• In describing a film, a scene is a segment of narrative in which
something happens in a complete thought and most likely in a
continuous time. Something has occurred, even if its something
miniscule. Scenes are usually linked to changes in scenery, since most
likely if the set changes, the purpose and actions of the scene are
separate as well. Where defining scenes becomes difficult is when
surreality comes into play and the audience is deliberately tricked into
not knowing what is happening, such as during a dream sequence or
montage, still they are usually referred to as "dream sequence" or
"montage" if it is clear enough.

5. Montage

6. Mis en scene

7. Wide shot