Category: Film Techniques

When we go to the Movies we often focus on the storyline or the characters and how it all makes us feel. When we study film, however, we pay closer attention to all the techniques and tools filmmakers use to engage our emotions. It can be so easy to get caught up in the sound […]

Visual and Film Techniques Technique Definition Example Background  This technique analyses the background of a picture or frame, locating behind the primary objects of the image. The background is usually the last thing the eye is drawn to, so may be a more subtle visual/film technique to analyse. In Van Gogh’s famous painting, ‘The Starry […]