This is a detailed presentation of my understanding of micro elements and; I used 'The Avengers' as an example. This shows many shots used within the film: 'The Avengers'. Key shots like: long Shot, Close Up, Medium Shot and many other interesting camera views are used within the film. This Power Point it will explain a variety of camera shots and examples of how it can be shot.

1. The Analysis
How micro elements are used in film openings to
create meaning and provoke response in the
audience.
Mehbobur Rahman

2. 1)Extreme Close ups (ECUS)
Extreme close up shot is a type of shot
which tightly frames a person or an object.
This is an extreme close up. It’s a
tight frame of a person's eye.
ECU is used to show an emotion;
rage can be shown by the change of
colour in someone’s eye. E.g Bruce
Banners’ eye turns green when he
turns into the Hulk.
ECU can also show Fear when
the pupil of the eye gets bigger.

3. 2) Close up Shot (CUS)
CUS shows the emotions of a character in a
movie,picture etc. The CUS sets the tone of
the film. In this shot Captain America looks
shocked and he is not happy with what he
sees. The CUS shows that Captain America
is one the protagonist of the movie.
Close-ups are one of the standard shots used oftenly
with medium shots and long shots. It usually shows a
moderate frame of a person. if it is too tight then it would
be an extreme close up.

4. 3) Medium Shot (MS)
A medium shot is a shot taken from a medium distant. It is
a shot which come in between a long shot and and a close
up. The MS also shows some parts of the background.
The MS shows Thor & Captain America from waist and
above. This shows us that the shot doesn't concentrate
on the characters emotion; this is an emotionally neutral
shot.
but it shows us that they are having a conversation with
someone. So they intent to share information within a
close area as they are inside.

5. 4) Long Shot (LS)
Long shot is a type of shot which openly fits a frame of a
person or a group of people. It also detailed with the location
of the area. They take a long shot from a great distance to
include more details of the character, place etc.
This LS shows us detailed features of each character and it
shows that they are at a specific location. The LS shows us
that they are on a street surrounded by destruction. In
addition, it shows us that the team of characters are ready to
fight as they are holding their weapons.

6. 5) Extreme Long Shot (ELS)
ELS shows a bigger frame shot which objects in the
frame are small: a building or cityscape.
This ELS shows an exact location/place which
includes many detailed aspects of objects: Boats,
Buildings.
This also shows us that the whole city is being
targeted by a missile so every little object within the
frame is affected by the outcome of the missile.

7. 6) Track (TS)
TS is a shot which taken by a camera which is on a
wheeled platform. The camera can be mounted for
making moving shots:forward,backwards or
sideways.
This is a POV of Captain America’s Shield. This TS shows us
that this is what a different character is seeing as the camera
is tracking forward.

8. 7) Pan Shot(PS)
Pan is when the camera is rotating on its vertical or
horizontal axis in order to keep a moving person or
object in view.
This PS shows us that captain America is in motion
whilst the camera is follows him. Also the camera is
rotating horizontally.

9. 8) Tilt
Tilt is to move a camera up or down on its
vertical axis for televising a moving
character or object.
This type of shot shows us that the camera is tilting
downwards on its vertical axis from a high ground. Its
shows that characters are looking up at something.

10. 9) Zoom
The camera brings a subject into a close-up or
causes the subject to recede into a long shot by
using the zoom lens whilst maintaining focus.
This shot shows us that the camera lens was zoomed in
as a close-up. This can show us the characters emotion
and it shows us that the character has some
importance.

11. 10) Cut
A cut shows a shift from one shot to another or it
used to stop the action of the scene: used as a
command by the director.
This is a shift from one shot to a another.
Instead of showing the whole scene; They
cut the scenes to save more time.

12. 11) Pace
Pace is how long it takes for an editor to edit
or make a transaction. So how long it takes
to change one cut to another.
This scene shows Thor in a lighter
background surrounded by water.
The cut instantly changes from a lighter
background to a darker background. Also
the scene shows Thor being electrocuted
within 20 seconds of the scene.

13. 12) Performance
Performance is the action/acting of the actors. It
is an act of presenting a play or a form of
entertainment which builds up a mood.
This scene portrays the character as an evil
and angry person. This is because he
performs in an angry manner as it looks like
he is shouting in rage.
His body structure shows us that he is
aggressive and it looks like he’s ready
to fight someone.

14. 13) Diegetic
Diegetic sound is sound that is visible on the
screen or the sound which is implied through
the action of the film: voices of characters and
the sounds made by objects in the story.
The diegetic sound of this scene is the
conversation between both characters. So
the diegetic sounds are the voices of the
characters.

15. 14)Non Diegetic
A non diegetic sound is the sound which is
not visible on the screen or it is not implied
to be present in the action: music, narrator's
commentary and sound effects which is
added to make a dramatic effect.
The non diegetic sound in this scene is the sound of
Stark’s glove moving. This is a non diegetic sound
as is an added sound effect.

16. 15) Mise-en-scene
Mise-en-scene includes a variety of attributes
within a film,programme or music video. Mise-en-
scene includes:
composition,sets,props,costumes,lighting and
actors.
The mise-en-scene for this scene are: the
lighting is not dark… it is daylight. The actors
are wearing their superhero costumes which
are bright in colours. They use props like
weapons:Thor's hammer, Black widows gun
and Captain America’s shield. The
composition is long-shot which could include
a tilt or track.

17. Explanation
Looking into these elements has given me an understanding of what to include within my
opening scene. These elements are crucial as I need to include most of these elements so I can
get a good quality video.
I will use the key shots: close-up,long-shot and medium shot. This will be good for my opening as
it will show different views of shots instead of using one shot throughout the video. I will do the
same with the with the additionals: pan,tilt and track.
I will mostly use Zoom and I will definitely use the important elements: cut,performance and
mise-en-scene.
In addition, the performance of my opening must be accurate and good or the build up of the
opening would not be up to standard.