What is a film review?

Film criticism is film criticism, which is to analyze and comment on the director, actors, lens, photography, plot, clues, environment, color, light, audio-visual language, props, transitions and editing of a film.

The purpose of film criticism is to analyze, identify and evaluate the aesthetic value, cognitive value, social significance and lens language contained in the picture, so as to achieve the purpose of filming and explain the theme expressed in the film. By analyzing the success or failure of films, it can not only help directors broaden their horizons and improve their creative level, but also promote the prosperity and development of film art.

At the same time, through analysis and evaluation, it can affect the audience's understanding and appreciation of the film, improve the audience's appreciation level, and indirectly promote the development of film art.

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Terminology related to film criticism

1. Close-up: The face and part of the subject of the portrait are taken. It can make the performance object stand out from the surrounding environment, and produce clear visual image and emphasized effect. Close-ups can show the subtle emotional changes of the characters, reveal the instantaneous movements of the characters, and make the audience strongly infected visually and psychologically.

2. Close shot: Take a movie photo of the character above the chest, or the subject is very close. It can make the audience clearly see the facial expressions of the characters, or some body movements, which is conducive to the detailed description of the characters' looks, manners, clothes, instruments, etc., or to see the subjects clearly.

3. Mid shot: Take a movie photo of a person above the knee, or the subject is far away. It is beneficial to show the body movements of characters, to explain the relationship between people, to deepen the sense of depth of the picture, and to show a certain environment and atmosphere.

4. Panorama: Capture the movie picture of the whole person or the whole scene. It can fully show the whole movements of the characters and their relationship. In the panorama, people and the environment are often integrated, which can create a vivid picture of people and scenery.

5. Foresight: It refers to a scene that represents a vast space or an open scene, and it is the scene with the longest sight distance and the largest range of performance space among all scenes. In TV programs, it is often used to express geographical environment, natural features and open scenes and scenery.

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