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Midterm Terms Flashcards

1
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Motif

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Secondary meaning from repetition

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2
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Thematic reading

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Analysis

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3
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Close reading

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Interpretation

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4
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Scene

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Depicts one time and place in the narrative

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5
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3 act structure

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(Act 1)Exposition - provision of narratives
(Act 2) development
(Act 3) climax / resolution
Denouncement

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Dénouement

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Depicts the fall-out of the conflict’s consequences

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7
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Epiphany structure

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Cuts the 3rd act and ends with an epiphany

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8
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External vs. internal conflict

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Internal is psychological
External is physical

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9
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Diegesis

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Everything in the realm of the story

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10
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Limited Narration

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1st or 3rd person
Stories limited to the experiences/knowledge of a single character

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11
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Omniscient narration

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3rd person
Stories show experience/knowledge of multiple characters

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12
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Direct address

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2nd person
Addresses audience

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13
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Narrative economy

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The restrictions of narrative events and screenplay details to those that further the narrative

Only significant events

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14
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Narrative ellipses

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Omission of story time in the plot if a film

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15
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Duel-focus narrative

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Combines internal and external conflicts

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16
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Film stock/Gauge

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Designates the width of film stock
The bigger the gauge the clearer/ more detailed the image will be

Standard widths
70mm
35mm
16mm
8mm

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17
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Grains

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The film image consists of clusters of light sensitive chemicals

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18
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Contrast

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The difference between the bright and dark parts of the image

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19
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Color saturation

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Determines how intense the color is

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20
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Aspect ratio

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The shape of the rectangle is call aspect
Ratio between images width $ height

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21
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Academy ratio

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1.375:1 roughly 4:3

Standard for the first half of the 20th century

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22
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Widescreen Ratio

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1.66:1 - 2.76:1

Standard is 2.37:1

Emphasizes horizontal dimension

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23
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Underexposed

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Not enough light

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24
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Overexposed

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Too much light

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25
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Superimposition

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Exposes the same stretch of film stock multiple times / layering images

26
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Compositing

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Combines image elements
Matte shot - action placed within a still image (photo, painting, cgi)

27
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Shot distance

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ELS - entire subject visible/background
LS - head-toe
MLS - knee -up
MS - waist up
MCU - chest up
CU - shoulders up
ECU - single feature

28
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Tight / loose framing

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Tight- shot with little space around the main figure

Loose- shot with extra space around the main figure

29
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Camera movement

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Whole camera
Crane
Following shot
Track in/left/right
Partial camera
Pan/swish pan
Tilt
Pseudo movement
Zoom
Optical zoom
Optical pan
CGI

30
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Depth of field

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The extent that the foreground, mid ground, and background are all in shadow focus

31
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Deep / shallow focus

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Shallow
Telephoto lens collapses space
Blends characters w/ environment
Deep
Wide-angle lens expands space
Stages depth

32
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Rack focus

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Focus shifts between fore- and background

33
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High/low angles

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HA - camera looking down
LA - camera looking up

34
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Dutch angle

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Camera is shifted outside of standard x/y axis

Causes sense of disorientation

35
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Blocking

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The actors planned movements
In relation to the set, one another, and camera movements
Suggests social dynamic

36
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Hard lighting

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Maintains full definition
Stark edges in the image

37
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Soft lighting

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Diffused lighting

38
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Diffusion

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Scatters light to make it look softer

39
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Directional lighting

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Under lighting
Top lighting
Back lighting
Side lighting
Front lighting

40
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Key light

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Main light
@ an angle

41
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Fill light

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Opposite side of the key light

42
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Kicker / Rim light

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Behind subject

43
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3 point lighting

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Camera in front of subject
Key light, fill light, kicker/rim light

44
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Lighting contrast

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High key vs. low key lighting

45
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High key lighting

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Bright > dark

46
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Low key lighting

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Dark > bright

47
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Medium key lighting

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In between high and low key

48
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Profilmic

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Everything in front of the camera

49
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Expressionist mise-en-scène

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Aims for implausibility for artistic end

50
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Naturalist mise-en-scène

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Aims for plausibility

51
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Types of edits

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Cut
Fade - black to image or opposite
Dissolve - image into an image
Wipe - replaces image geometrically using straight lines or shapes

52
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Parallel editing / cross-cutting

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2 scenes happening at once

53
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Continuity editing

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Preserves spatial relations keeping spectators oriented

Smooths over edits making them invisible

54
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Continuity editing rules

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Establishing/reestablishing shot
Shot/reverse shot
180 degree rule
30 degree rule
Match on action
POV shot
Eyeliner match

55
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Discontinuous editing

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Breaks continuity editing rules

Jump cuts - jolting effect created by eliding time but not adjusting angle

56
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Classicism

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Each shot will be for narrative reason

57
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Invisibility / Transparency

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Let the spectators watch the story world unfold & absorb themselves into the film

58
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Surface depth model

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Plot
Theme
Motif
Ideology

59
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Objective Narration

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Depiction of characters & events from a neutral vantage

60
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Subjective Narration

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Depiction of how a character experiences events

61
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Analytical editing

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Breaks down space of scene to highlight action narrative importance, & character expression

Film Analysis 2023 (2 decks)

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