Look for the three acts and two reversals in movies you see. More than likely, you will find them, and see if they make sense and help carry the film. The first two terms may sound a bit scary, but they really are pretty simple. This is setting, costume, makeup, lighting, and figure expression and movement. Here is where the director controls what you see.
Lighting provides an opportunity for some of the most visually dramatic style.
Look for color, angle, and contrast to find a film s lighting style. Many of Orson Welles films have some of the most virtuosic camera work in film history. The extreme angles and deep focus shots in Citizen Kane are difficult to surmount. Editing is the way films are put together through cuts, dissolves, fades and other such devices. The length of each shot and how they relate dominate this component of film style.