Cinematic Technique 2019-20:   DIEGETIC MUSIC

  • The Optional Cinematic Technique for 2019-20 is the use of the DIEGETIC MUSIC

  • If the characters in the film can (or could) hear the music the audience hears, then that music is called diegetic.

    It is also called source music by professionals in the industry. It is said to be within the narrative sphere of the film. For instance, if a character in the film is playing a piano, or turns on a CD player, the resulting sound is diegetic. The cantina band sequence in the original Star Wars is an example of diegetic music in film, with the band playing instruments and swaying to the beat, as patrons are heard reacting to the second piece the band plays.

  • By contrast, the background music that cannot be heard by the characters in the movie is termed non-diegetic or extradiegetic. An example of this is in Rocky, where Bill Conti's "Gonna Fly Now" plays non-diegetically as Rocky makes his way through his training regimen finishing on the top steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art with his hands raised in the air

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  • This is NOT required, but there will be an award for 'Best Use' of it.  As always, use the technique to ENHANCE your film.    
  • There are NO points on the scoring rubric associated with the cinematic technique.   If you don't use it, it will NOT impact your score.
  • This Optional Cinematic Technique is the same for ALL SCHOOLS, in ALL STATES, in ALL CHALLENGES worldwide



















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2018-19 Extreme Close-up​
The extreme close up is an even tighter shot on a subject than a close-up. The extreme close up shot frequently has the subject take up the majority or even all of the frame when used to frame a person. It often features only their facial features. The extreme close-up shot is traditionally used in film to allow the viewer to enter the character's intimate space, revealing certain characteristics and emotions that would otherwise go unnoticed from afar.



2017-18 Point of View Shot
A point of view shot (also known as POV shot, first-person shot or a subjective camera) is a short film scene that shows what a character (the subject) is looking at (represented through the camera). It is often established by being positioned between a shot of a character looking at something, and a shot showing the character's reaction. POV shots are not always limited to human points of view https://nofilmschool.com/2017/08/4-kinds-pov-shots-how-use-them-creatively-your-films



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2016-17 High/Low Angle Shot

A high-angle shot is a cinematic technique where the camera looks​ down on the subject from a high angle and the point of focus often gets "swallowed up." High-angle shots can make the subject seem vulnerable or powerless when applied with the correct mood, setting, and effects.

A low-angle shot, is a shot from a camera angle positioned low on the vertical axis, anywhere below the eye line, looking up. Sometimes, it is even directly below the subject's feet. Psychologically, the effect of the low-angle shot is that it makes the subject look strong and powerful.

High Angle Shots - Make subject seem powerless

Low Angle Shot - Make subject feel powerful