Cinema midterm Flashcards
Realism
attempts to maintain the illusion that the film world is unmanipulated
formalism
consciously draws attention to the aesthetic form.
Auteur
a French word used for the director who can be perceived as the major creator of his films, and who has a signature style that can be seen across a body of work.
pan
scans the scene horizontally
zoom
plunges the viewer in and out of a scene by switching from a wide-angle to a telephoto shot and vice-versa.
track shot, truck shot, or dolly shot
a shot taken from a moving vehicle. This type of shot tends to give the viewer a sense of movement.
establishing shot
an extreme long shot that serves as a spatial frame of reference for closer shots.
cinematographer
responsible for the lighting of the shot and the quality of the photography.
Tight framing
generally in close, encloses and entraps the subject
loose framing,
generally taken in longer shot leaves empty space in the frame and tends to give a sense of freedom.
Close-up
the area within the frame is roughly equivalent to a human head
Full shot
shows a figure from head to toe
Medium shot
shows a figure from knees or waist up.
Long shot
the area within the frame is roughly equivalent to the proscenium arch in a theatre.
Head-On
Akin, 2004
Citizen Kane
Welles, 1941
In The Mood for Love
Kar Wai, 2001
Goodfellas
Scorsese, 1990
Rear Window
Hitchcock, 1954