Film techniques & related matters
A summary list
absolute camera

aestheticizing of horror

"black humor" (comedy in dreadful situations)

cameo appearances by Hitchcock

dissolve

double chase

establishing shots: "curtain raising" shots

Expressionistic techniques

film noir

iconography, symbolism

identification: with hero, with villain, with victim

McGuffin

match cut

montage (editing, cutting)

movement:
- primary movement: actors, etc., move within the frame
- secondary movement: the camera moves
- tertiary movement: medium-oriented movement created by editing

parallel editing

point of view, POV shots

shot types:
- tracking shot (dolly shot)
- pan
- establishing shot
- two-shot
- cross-shooting
- over-shoulder shooting

sound effects

storyboarding

subjective camera

suspense vs. surprise