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mise-en-scene

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everything you see on screen

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setting

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anywhere the film’s action takes place

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props

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anything movable or portable on stage or a set

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hair/make up

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the way a character is presented physics

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costume

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a set of clothes in style typical of a particular country or historical period

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naturalistic

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mise-en-scene is realistic and relatable

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expressive

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mise-en-scene is theatrical and unrealistic

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simplistic

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mise-en-scene is simple and ordinary

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cluttered

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mise-en-scene is very busy with a lot to take in

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Editing

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technical part of filmmaking, working with raw footage, selecting shots and combining them into sequences which create a finished motion picture

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straight cut

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the joining of two strips of film together with a splice, an instantaneous change from one framing to another

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fade-in

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a dark screen that gradually brightens as a shot appears

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fade-out

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a shot that gradually darkens as the screen goes black (or occasionally a pure white)

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wipe (transition)

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a line passes across the screen, eliminating the first shot and replacing it to the next one

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dissolve

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the first image gradually disappears while the second image gradually appears

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match cut

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creates a cut between two shots that show graphically similar images

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cutaway/motivated cut

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a cut that creates dramatic irony by drawing the audience’s attention to something particular within the scene

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crosscutting

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where the editor alternates between two different narratives

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jump cut

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an abrupt transition from one scene to another

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montage editing

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a technique in film editing in which a series of short shots are edited into a sequence to condense space, time, and information

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fast pace

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frequent shots, with each shot lasting for a minimal amount of time

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slow pace

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infrequent cuts, with each shot lasting between 3-10 seconds

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superimposition

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the exposure of more than one image on the same film strip

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CGI

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the application of computer graphics to create or contribute to images in film

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post-production
work done on a film or recording after filming or recording has taken place
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establishing shot
a shot involving distant framing that shows the spatial relations among the important figures, objects and setting in a scene
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close-up
a framing in which the scale of the object shows in relatively large
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medium shot
between a close up and a long shot
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long shot
a framing in which the scale of the object shown is small
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aerial shot
a moving shot from above, looking down
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point of view
a shot taken with the camera placed approximately where the character’s eyes would be
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two-shot
two figures within the frame
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eye level angle
shot from a neutral angle
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canted angle
off centre and unbalanced
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hard light
creates sharp shadows
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soft light
creates less of a contrast between light and dark
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frontal lighting
eliminates shadows
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side lighting
creates shadow from the side
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back lighting
creates silhouettes
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under lighting
creates shadow from below
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top lighting
creates shadow from above
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three point lighting
key light, fill light and back light used to illuminate the subject to create depth
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pan
a camera movement with the camera body turning to the right or left. on screen it produces horizontal movements
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practical extension
a camera movement in which the camera moves at an equal distance to the subject, usually attached to the subject
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crane
the camera is above the ground & moving through the air in any direction
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tilt
a camera movement with the camera body swivelling upward or downward on a stationary support, scans the space vertically
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tracking
a mobile framing that travels through space forward, backward, or laterally
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dolly
camera support with wheels
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zoom/reverse zoom
close up rapidly from a long shot to a close up, and vice versa
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steadicam
a gyroscopically balanced body rig patented by steadicam which a camera can be attached to generate smooth hand-held shots.
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hand-held
the use of the camera operator’s body as a camera support
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rule of thirds
photography technique used to help with framing/composition of shots
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framing
use of the edges of the film frame to select what will be visible onscreen
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centrally framed
the object is in the centre of the screen
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tightly framed
there is no/little room around the subject
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story
series of events
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plot
deciding how to arrange the story in the most effective way
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narrative
the combination of story and plot as delivered by the screenwriter
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cause & effect
used to create realism in films, all actions have consequences
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ellipsis
purposefully missing out information
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withholding & releasing
a balancing act of keeping an audience intrigued enough to carry on watching & not giving too much away
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enigma codes
questions the audience have to due the correct use of withholding information
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binary oppositions
contrasts physical or emotional that creates drama
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chronological/linear
this is where the film’s action happens in the order that it took place
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dual narrative
film’s action is split between two different narrative perspectives
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multi narrative
film’s action is split between more than two narratives
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meta-fictive narrative
film’s action is framed by a narrator or other framing devices
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fragmented narrative
where the film’s action is purposefully non-linear
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synchronous sound
sound that is matched temporarily with the movement occurring in the images e.g. when the dialogue corresponds to the lip movement
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asynchronous sound
sound that is not matched temporarily with the movements occurring in the image
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ambient sound
natural sounds that occur in the scene’s setting
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dialogue
speech
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voiceover
narration in a film that is not accompanied by a synchronised image of the speaker
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direct address
when the characters speak directly to the camera
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sound bridges
any sound that continues from one shot to another
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motif
a ‘theme’ or associated sound with a place or character
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hyper real/pleonastic
exaggerated sounds
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ADR
dubbing dialogue in post-production
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foley
sound created by a foley artist in post-production
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vococentrism
the privilege of the voice over all other sonic elements
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diegetic
sound that characters can hear
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non-diegetic
any sound that characters do not hear e.g some voiceovers, music
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associative music
style of music that evokes emotional and physical reactions
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parallel music
sound that complements the image track
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contrapuntal music
sound that does not complement or fit with the image track

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