Film Form

Links to lecture materials on the basics of film form. A brief video (from StudioBinder) on mise en scene is embedded below:

Other great “intro” resources are Columbia’s Film Language glossary (an illustrated dictionary of basic terms) and the Crash Course series in film (especially Production and History)

Cinematic Form
Lighting and camera angles
Camera movement
Editing: the basics
Continuity editing
Deep focus
Montage
Watching for continuity
Sound