The Basics
Cinema is a visual art form. Cinema is not literature. A film is not a novel.
Our Film Analysis Handbook will provide you with terminology and techniques for decoding and examining film.
Lets now look at Pages 1-6.
SWAT
When we analyse a film or visual text, we analyse it relation to Symbolic, Written, Audio and Technical codes.
Can you name some elements or conventions that would go with these codes? Using the four headings, where would you place the following conventions?
| Costume | Camera Angles | Soundtrack |
| Dolly shot | Subtitles | Dialogue |
| Shot size | Film stock | Lighting |
| Colour | Props | CGI |
Quiz
Camera angles and shots are two types of Technical Codes. Try the quiz, and see how well you know them.
Camera angles and Shots
Watch the YouTube videos and see how well you did:
