Everything is Artifice: The Key Elements of Film Form

In film studies I will be learning about 4 categories of film form which are cinematography, sound, editing and mise-en-scene.

Cinematography is associated with anything to do with the photograph and angles used in scene. Cinematography also is the use of lighting to change the mood of a scene.

Sound is whatever in a film makes a noise which are all meticulously planned and executed with some sounds like a phone ringing recorded in a studio to give a more crisp sound. There are 2 different types of sound in a film diegetic and non-diegetic sound. Diegetic sound being any sound that a character can hear whereas non-diegetic sound is any sounds that the characters in the film cannot hear like some creepy music playing in a scene meant to scare the audience or a narrator talking.

Editing is sequencing and polishing up the shots of cinematography turning the scenes into something new. Editing also selects shots and combines them together into sequences creating the final product that the audience sees on screen.

Mise-en scene is to do with anything on set and control of the environment whether this is partial control or total control. To have complete control over a set the producers must make an artificial set but however some films like a famous one being are set on location which means that the weather could switch up and ruin a scene.