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What is Mise-en-scene?

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Everything within the frame.

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What is the Setting in a film?

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The fictional place where a film’s narrative occurs.

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What is a Set?

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The set created (or location found) for a particular film.

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What is Foreground?

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The part of the scene that is closest to the viewer.

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What is Background?

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The part of the scene that is farthest from the viewer.

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What is Middle-ground?

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The area between the foreground and background.

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What does Scale refer to in film?

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How large or small an object appears in the frame.

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What is Symmetry in film?

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The balanced arrangement of elements within the frame.

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What is a Bifurcating line?

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Lines created by the set or setting dividing the frame.

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What is High key lighting?

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The scene is filmed with bright lights, reducing dark tones and increasing white tones.

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What is Low key lighting?

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The scene is filmed with low lighting to increase contrast and shadows.

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What are Instrumental props?

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Props used for their typical, everyday function.

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What are Metaphorical props?

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The repurposing of objects in everyday life to carry metaphorical meaning.

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What are Cultural props?

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An object on-screen that carries a significant cultural connotation.

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What are Contextualized props?

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Acquire meaning through accumulated narrative context.

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What is Comportment?

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How an actor displays emotion, expression, body language.

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What is Blocking?

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Where actors stand in relation to one another, their proximity.

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What is Frontality?

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An actor’s body and face faces the camera entirely.

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What is a Medium Shot?

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A shot of a subject from the waist up.

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What is a Long shot?

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A shot of a subject’s full body.

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What is an Extreme longshot?

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A shot of the subject’s full body that includes a large portion of background.

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What is a Close-up?

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A shot usually from the neck-up or in which the subject fills the full screen.

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What is a Low angle shot?

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A shot positioned with the camera tilted up.

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What is a Medium Shot?
A shot of a subject from the waist up ## Footnote Medium shots are often used for dialogue scenes.
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Define Long Shot.
A shot of a subject's full body ## Footnote Long shots provide context by showing the subject's surroundings.
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What is an Extreme Long Shot?
A shot of the subject's full body that includes a large portion of background ## Footnote Extreme long shots are often used to establish a setting.
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Describe a Close-Up shot.
A shot usually from the neck-up or in which the subject fills the full screen ## Footnote Close-ups are used to convey emotion.
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What is a Low Angle shot?
A shot positioned with the camera tilted up ## Footnote Low angle shots can make subjects appear more powerful.
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Define High Angle shot.
A shot positioned with the camera tilted down ## Footnote High angle shots can make subjects appear vulnerable.
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What is a Canted Angle shot?
A shot positioned with the camera slanted to one side ## Footnote Canted angles can create a sense of unease.
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Explain Pan in cinematography.
Rotating a camera on the vertical or horizontal axis, often to create a tracking shot ## Footnote Panning can follow action or reveal information.
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What is a Top Shot?
A shot from a bird's eye view ## Footnote Top shots can give a unique perspective on the scene.
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Define Tracking Shot.
A shot in which the camera follows the subject being recorded ## Footnote Tracking shots are often used to create a dynamic feel.
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What does Framing refer to in cinematography?
The place of the subject in relation to other objects ## Footnote Framing affects the viewer's perception of the scene.
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What is an Establishing Shot?
The first shot of a space or place that introduces it to the viewer ## Footnote Establishing shots set the context for the following scenes.
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Explain Pull / Rack Focus.
When focus shifts from one subject to another in the same shot ## Footnote Pull focus can direct the viewer's attention.
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What is the 30 Degree Rule?
Camera must stay on one side of an imaginary axis of action ## Footnote This rule helps maintain spatial continuity.
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Define Editing Sequence.
A series of shots edited together to suggest unified action ## Footnote Sequences are often referred to as scenes.
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What is a Take?
One shot of varying length ## Footnote Takes can differ in duration depending on the scene.
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What is a Long Take?
A shot with a long duration ## Footnote Long takes can create tension or immersion.
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Explain Match on Action.
When an editorial choice appears based on the action depicted ## Footnote This technique helps to create continuity in editing.
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What is a Take?
One shot of varying length.
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What is a Long take?
A shot with a long duration.
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What does Match on Action refer to?
When an editorial choice appears based on the action depicted.
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What is Cross-Cutting?
The juxtaposition of distinct moments that demonstrate their occurrence at the same time.
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What is a Cutaway?
When a shot of one thing interrupts a continuously filmed scene.
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What is Superimposition?
When one shot appears layered over another shot, which may occur briefly or remain for a longer duration.
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What is Continuity Editing?
Preserving verisimilitude and narrative coherence through editing.
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What is Disjunctive editing?
Disrupts narrative coherence using editing, such as a jump cut or non-linear editing.
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What is The cut?
The basic element of film syntax, what divides one shot from another.
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What is an Insert?
A cut to a close-up, usually to emphasize an element of mise-en-scene in a sequence.
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What is Synchronous sound?
Sound that has a visible onscreen source.
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What is Asynchronous sound?
Sound that does not have a visible onscreen source.
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What is Diegetic sound?
Sound that originates from within the film's narrative world.
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What is Contrapuntal sound?
Sound that is unexpected considering the image that is displayed onscreen.
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What is Voiceover?
Narration from an off-screen speaker, which may eventually be sourced.
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What does Indexical mean?
A filmed image's relation to the real thing it represents, the evidentiary value of documentary images.
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What is synchronous sound?
Synchronous sound (onscreen) has a visible onscreen source.
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What is asynchronous sound?
Asynchronous sound (offscreen) is sound that does not have a visible onscreen source.
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What is parallel sound?
Parallel sound reinforces the image, such as synchronized dialogue, sound effects, or a voiceover that is consistent with what is displayed onscreen.
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What is contrapuntal sound?
Contrapuntal sound is unexpected considering the image that is displayed onscreen.
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What is a voiceover?
Voiceover is narration from an off-screen speaker, which may eventually be sourced.
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What does 'indexical' refer to in film?
Indexical refers to a filmed image's relation to the real thing it represents, the evidentiary value of a film.
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What is footage?
Footage refers to all material used in a film, including edited and unedited sequences.
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What is stock footage?
Stock footage (archival footage) is footage that is included in a film that is often shot by another filmmaker or for another project and not specifically for the film.
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What is an intertitle?
An intertitle is text on screen without other images.
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What is direct address in film?
Direct address is when the speaking subject faces forward and speaks to the camera.
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What is reflexivity in film?
Reflexivity is when a film points to its own construction as a film.
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What is a point of view shot?
A point of view shot demonstrates a character's point of view.
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What is hue in film?
Hue is color as discussed on the color wheel: yellow, red, orange, purple, blue, green.
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What is value in terms of color?
Value refers to the lightness or darkness of a color.
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What is intensity in color?
Intensity refers to the brightness or dullness of a color.

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