Paper 1 terminology Flashcards
Parody
immitation of the style and manner of a particular writer of school writers
Low angle
A shot from a camera angle positioned low on the vertical axis, anywhere below the eye line, looking up
Editing
to prepare (motion-picture film, video, or magnetic tape) by deleting, arranging, and splicing, by synchronizing the sound record with the film, etc.
High angle
A cinematic technique where the camera looks down on the subject from a high angle and the point of focus often gets swallowed up.
Jargon
Special words, phrases or expressions used by professionals in a given group or field that are difficult for others to understand.
Celebrity Endorsement
In an advert the model used is a great figure for example, the first lady, a famous actor or singer.
Birds eye view
Camera angle from above (i.e: view provided by a map)
Framing
The manner by which film or photography is presented, especially relating to the placement of the subject in relation to other objects.
Main image
Large image to attract the audience which can promote content or theme of the magazine.
Rule of thirds
Spaces where the lines of the 3 x 3 grid intersect
Social media icons
icons that have a hyperlink to the organization’s stream or other pages on the platform.
Content (photography)
The subject, topic, or information in the image.
Abstract (photography)
An image emphasising formal elements such as line and shape rather than particular, recognizable objects.
Abstract (photography)
An image emphasising formal elements such as line and shape rather than particular, recognizable objects.
Introspective/Introspection
The examination of one’s own emotional and mental processes.
Reverse shot
Fast cut between two individuals having a conversation
Signifier
Ideas that are connoted at via an image (i.e: apple can be seen as sin, food, or technology)
Tone
An adjective to describe a writer’s mood/theme
Montage
The technique of selecting, editing, and piecing together separate sections of a film to form a continuous whole and to demonstrate associated ideas.
Foreshadowing
Writer hints through the text that something is bound to happen
Caricature
An exaggerated depiction of a character, often amplifying physical features.
Splash panel
a kind of panel that spans the width of the page. If it runs off the page entirely, it is known as a ‘bleed’.
Humour
An aspect of voice which helps to see a topic from an original and fun perspective.
Allegory
Story that shows a hidden meaning
Anecdote
A short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.
Theme (website)
A sentence or phrase containing words with the same starting letters e.g. “people play”
Punch line
The final phrase or sentence of a joke/story, providing the humour or an alternative crucial element.
Alliteration
A sentence or phrase containing words with the same starting letters e.g. “people play”
Motif
An idea that is emphasised and repeated throughout a story/book/ad/etc.
Personalisation
Customised experience for visits (often seen on webpages)
Hypophora
Answering a question and then answering it
Cacophony
Denotes harsh, jarring sound
Euphony
Denotes pleasant, harmonious sound
Typography
The technique of arranging type to make written language legible, readable and appealing when displayed.
Paradox
A statement that appears self-contradictory, but reveals a kind of truth
Pathetic fallacy
Linking human emotions to nature such as the weather
Negative space
Empty Space
Hyperlink
An interactive element of a website that redirects the reader to a different webpage.
Anachronism
Something or someone out of place in terms of historical or chornological context
Imperatives
A command term (e.g. ‘Go’)
Direct mode of address
Speaking straight to the readers to appeal or command
Chronological
The order in which events occurred from first to last
Antithesis
A figure of speech in which a thought is balanced with a contrasting thought
Speech balloon
A balloon containing dialogue that the characters in the comic speak
Icon
Resembling the thing it represents
Image
Illustration of the text (website terminology)
Anaphora
Repetition of the same word or expression at the beginning of successive phrases to create emphasis
Visual narrative
An image that tells a story (without the story being explicitly told) –
Cause + relationship between a signifier and what is signified
Imagery
Text creating a visual image in a reader’s mind by description
Syntax
Choice and organisation of words in sentences
Coverlines
Text on the side (biggers/main text on the side) found in magazines
Satire
The ridicule of something more than once for a specific effect
Pathos
Appealing to reader’s emotions to persuade the audience
Masthead
Title of the magazine/Where the magazine title is located
Slogan
A memorable motto or phrase used in a political, commercial, religious etc. context as a repetitive expression of an idea or purpose.
Protagonist
Main character in a literary work
Enjambment
An incomplete syntax of a sentence at the end of a line, running over into the next line without punctuation.
Anchoring/Anchorage
Text that accompanies images to give meaning (often seen in magazines)
Connotation
Words or phrases which provoke meaning or ideas along with its original definition.
Diction
Choice of vocabulary and phrases -> ex. rhetorical, formal
Ethos
Appealing to an audience with credibility and ethics to persuade
Focus
Can be used in 2 different circumstances where one can be the focus of the camera lens and one could be the focus as in the main objective of the advert or non-lit text.
Lighting
Areas of brightness and shadow. Light can be used to suggest time of day. Light may be artificial or natural, harsh or soft, reflected or direct.
Colloquial
A word/phrase often used in informal/casual settings
Caption
Brief text accompanying and explaining an image
Logos
Appealing to an audience’s sense of logic or reason.
Close-up
Camera angle of focusing on a specific something
Exaggeration
Exaggerate the physical characteristics of people or things in order to make a point
Monochromatic
Containing/using one colour
Simile
Figure of speech describing an object or action using words such as: like, as
Irony
The expression of ones meaning by using language the normally signifies the opposite, typically for humourours or emphatic effects.
Personification
Giving identity to an object, the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristic to something non-human.
Double Entendre
A word/phrase with a double meaning
Listing
A variety of ideas/words with similarity added to emphasise a point
Enumeration
the act or process of making or stating a list of things one after another
Panel
A box, within a comic strip, with image and text
Angle
The degree at which the camera points towards the subject
Metaphor
A figure of speech that describes an object or an action in a way that isn’t literally true but helps clarify/explain an idea or make a comparison.
Emanata
Unrealistic visual elements that indicate something about a character (e.g. a question mark for confusion)
Theme
A central or unifying aspect in a body of work or collection of works.
Allusion
Reference to; idea of something
Allusion
Using symbols or images to represent ideas
Hyperbole
Exaggerated phrases or statements not intended to be taken literally
Repetition
The act of saying again and again.
