The Key Elements of Film Form

Cinematography

Camera Shots: Different types of camera shots give different perspectives and can dramatically impact the interpretation and emotional response to a scene.
Camera Angles and Movement: These play a crucial role in visual storytelling. For example, a low-angle shot may represent a character as dominant or powerful.
Lighting and Colour: Utilised to create mood, highlight specific characters or objects, and add depth to scenes.

Editing

Continuity Editing: This principle ensures fluidity in the film’s narrative by connecting different shots and scenes so that they appear to be happening continuously.
Transitions: Different styles such as cut, fade, dissolve and wipe are used to transition between scenes or shots.
Montage: This is a technique where a series of short shots are edited into a sequence to condense space, time, and information.

Sound

Diegetic and Non-Diegetic Sound: Diegetic sound is any sound that the characters can hear, like dialogues or environmental sounds. Non-diegetic sound is off-screen sound that the characters cannot hear, for instance, a film’s score.
Sound Bridge: It can link scenes through sound, either from the previous scene to the next or vice versa.
Sound Motif: This is a sound effect or musical phrase repeatedly used in a film to particular themes or characters.

Mise-en-scene

Set Design and Props: Each object within the scene can contribute to character development, and establishing the film’s time, place, and mood.
Costumes and Make-up: These contribute directly to characters, by indicating their social status, profession, personality, and sometimes, emotional state.
Body Language and Facial Expressions: Performance from the actors that can reveal or emphasize various emotional states and character dynamics.

Remember, these elements of film form are not meant to be analysed in isolation. Each interacts with the others to create a fuller, richer cinematic experience.