Film Terminology Flashcards
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mise-en-scene
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- how the visual materials are staged/framed/photographed
- everything in front of the camera
- lighting, props, costumes, sets, etc.
- theatrics of space
2
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composition
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- how the elements of the mise-en-scene appear in the shot
- perspective/focus, framing, angle etc.
- dominant and subsidary contrast
- intrinsic interest
3
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medium shot
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seeing figure from waist up
4
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close up shot
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- face/shoulders
- used to show emotion
5
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long shot
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- see entire person
- focus on background
6
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extreme close up
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- only show part of face
- emotion
7
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Dutch/canted angle
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- tilted
- disorientation
8
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low angle
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- looking up at subject
- assertion of power
9
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high angle
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- looking down at subject
- weakness
10
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tilt
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move camera up/down
11
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pan
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move camera back and forth
12
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tracking/3D shot
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camera moving
13
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editing
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- pace/rhythm
- continuity/invisible editing
- establisihing shot
- shot/reverse-shot
14
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onscreen sound
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coming from what’s on screen
15
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offscreen sound
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coming from someone/something offscreen
16
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diagetic sound
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- coming from an object on the screen
- can be on or off screen
17
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nondiagetic sound
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soundtrack, not in world
18
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narrative cueing
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sound giving a clue about what’s happening/about to happen in the scene
19
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intimate
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up to 1 1/2 feet away
20
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personal
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1 1/2 to 4 ft
21
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social
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4-8 ft away
22
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public
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8+ ft away
23
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open form
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- looks very natural
- spontinaety and directness
- formal beauty sacrificed for truth
- dramatic action leads the camera
24
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closed form
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- stylistically arranged
- emphasize the unfamiliar
- anticipatory setups
25
Kuleshov effect
- connect shots and make meaning
- changes middle shot but the other shots stay the same
- assumptions
- juxtaposition
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tone
range and texture of colours
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perspective
- spatial relationship btwn diff objects and figures
| - depth of shot, determined by focus
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centre of frame
most important figure usually goes here
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top of frame
power, authority, aspiration
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bottom of frame
subservience, vulnerability, powerlessness
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two-ppl-shot
couple, shared space
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triadic compositions
dynamic interplay btwn 3 main elements
33
circular composition
security, enclosure, female principle
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3 visual planes
1. foreground
2. middleground
3. background
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full front
most intimate
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quarter turn
intimate but less than full front
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3 quarter turn
more anonymous
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back to camera
closed off, mysterious
