Chapter 3 Terms Flashcards
all the events that are presented to us or that we can infer have happened
story
the borders of the image within which the subject is composed
frame
the arrangement or construction of those events in a certain order or structure
plot
shots are seen from an “observer’s” point of view
objective camera/ perspective
a plot development in which there is a logical relation between one event and another; a sense of closure at the end; stories that are focused on characters
classical narrative
the position from which an action or subject is seen, often determining its significance
point of view
the arrangement of the so-called theatrical elements before they are actually filmed; these include sets, lightings, costumes, and props
mise-en-scence
the place or location used for a specific scene or shot in a film
setting/set
areas that are not shown by the image but sometimes suggested by actions or words within the image
off-screen space
the various ways a character or an object or a scene can be illuminated, either by natural sunlight or from artificial sources
lighting
a continuously exposed and unedited image of any length
shot
the qualities of the film image that are found in any photograph, plus the speed at which the scene is filmed
photographic properties
the range and texture of the colors in a film image
tone
a technique that recreates the perspective of a single individual
subjective camera/perspective
the rate at which the film is shot; it is most obvious in instances of slow or fast motion
film speed
the audience can see characters in the background as sharply as it sees characters in the foreground
deep focus
will clearly show only one plane in the image
shallow focus
when the focus is quickly changed, or pulled, from one figure or object to another within the same shot
rack focus
viewing its subject from above
high angle
viewing action from below
low angle
camera frame is unbalanced in relation to the space and action
canted frame
shots that remain on a scene or object for an unusually long time
long take
how shots are built into larger pieces of a movie and, hence, larger units of meaning
editing
the interwoven and unified group of shots or scenes
sequence
an editing style that follows a linear and chronological movement forward, as if the image is simply recording the action; aka invisible editing
continuity editing
shots that begin a scene or sequence as a way of locating a scene clearly in a certain place before dividing that sequence into more detailed shots
establishing shots
an image is darkened or lightened so that it appears or disappears
fade-in/fade-out
the new image appears as an expanding circle in the middle of the old image, or the old image becomes a contracting circle that disappears into the new image
iris-in/iris-out
a line moves across an image to gradually clear one shot and introduce another
wipe
a new shot is briefly superimposed on the fading old shot
dissolve
