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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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18
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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

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work done on a film or recording after filming or recording has taken place

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establishing shot

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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

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a framing in which the scale of the object shows in relatively large

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medium shot

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between a close up and a long shot

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long shot

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a framing in which the scale of the object shown is small

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aerial shot

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a moving shot from above, looking down

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point of view

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a shot taken with the camera placed approximately where the character’s eyes would be

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two-shot

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two figures within the frame

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33
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eye level angle

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shot from a neutral angle

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34
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canted angle

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off centre and unbalanced

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35
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hard light

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creates sharp shadows

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soft light

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creates less of a contrast between light and dark

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frontal lighting

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eliminates shadows

38
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side lighting

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creates shadow from the side

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back lighting

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creates silhouettes

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under lighting

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creates shadow from below

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top lighting

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creates shadow from above

42
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three point lighting

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key light, fill light and back light used to illuminate the subject to create depth

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pan

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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

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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

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the camera is above the ground & moving through the air in any direction

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tilt

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a camera movement with the camera body swivelling upward or downward on a stationary support, scans the space vertically

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tracking

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a mobile framing that travels through space forward, backward, or laterally

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dolly

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camera support with wheels

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zoom/reverse zoom

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close up rapidly from a long shot to a close up, and vice versa

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steadicam

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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

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the use of the camera operator’s body as a camera support

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rule of thirds

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photography technique used to help with framing/composition of shots

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framing

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use of the edges of the film frame to select what will be visible onscreen

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centrally framed

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the object is in the centre of the screen

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tightly framed

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there is no/little room around the subject

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story

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series of events

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plot

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deciding how to arrange the story in the most effective way

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narrative

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the combination of story and plot as delivered by the screenwriter

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cause & effect

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used to create realism in films, all actions have consequences

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ellipsis

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purposefully missing out information

61
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withholding & releasing

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a balancing act of keeping an audience intrigued enough to carry on watching & not giving too much away

62
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enigma codes

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questions the audience have to due the correct use of withholding information

63
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binary oppositions

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contrasts physical or emotional that creates drama

64
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chronological/linear

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this is where the film’s action happens in the order that it took place

65
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dual narrative

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film’s action is split between two different narrative perspectives

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multi narrative

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film’s action is split between more than two narratives

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meta-fictive narrative

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film’s action is framed by a narrator or other framing devices

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fragmented narrative

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where the film’s action is purposefully non-linear

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synchronous sound

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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

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sound that is not matched temporarily with the movements occurring in the image

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ambient sound

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natural sounds that occur in the scene’s setting

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dialogue

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speech

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voiceover

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narration in a film that is not accompanied by a synchronised image of the speaker

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direct address

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when the characters speak directly to the camera

75
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sound bridges

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any sound that continues from one shot to another

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motif

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a ‘theme’ or associated sound with a place or character

77
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hyper real/pleonastic

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exaggerated sounds

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ADR

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dubbing dialogue in post-production

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foley

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sound created by a foley artist in post-production

80
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vococentrism

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the privilege of the voice over all other sonic elements

81
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diegetic

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sound that characters can hear

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non-diegetic

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any sound that characters do not hear e.g some voiceovers, music

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associative music

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style of music that evokes emotional and physical reactions

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parallel music

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sound that complements the image track

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contrapuntal music

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sound that does not complement or fit with the image track

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