Terminology

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Auteur

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From the French ‘author’. A director who has control over the style of the film

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Cinematography

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Camerawork in film-making

composition and framing, focus, depth of field, camera angles and movement, shots and duration

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Genre Conventions

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Methods, ingredients, things necessary for the style/category of film.

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Diegetic Sound

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Sound that is part of the film world

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Non-diegetic Sound

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Added sound to create a certain atmosphere (sound

FX, soundtrack)

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Iconography

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The images or symbols associated with a certain subject

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Key lighting

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Lighting design to create different light/dark ratios. High-key lighting is bright and produces little shadow, whereas low-key lighting is used to specifically create shadow and contrast.

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Mise-en-scène

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‘what is in the frame’: setting, costume & props,

lighting & colour, body language, positioning/performance

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Rule of Three

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‘Imaginary lines’ sectioning the screen into portions

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Cut

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A transition between one shot to another

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Continuity Editing

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Visual editing where shots are cut together in a clear and linear flow of uninterrupted action

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Discontinuity/Non-continuity

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Shots are mismatched to disrupt the impression of time and space.

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Cross-cutting

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Technique used to give the illusion that two story lines of action are happening at the same time by rapidly cutting back and forth between them

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Montage

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A sequence of shots assembled to condense a story/convey an idea

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Jump-cut

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an abrupt transition from one scene to another

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Composition

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how the shot is framed/what’s inside and where it’s placed

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Depth of field

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the distance between the nearest and the furthest objects giving a focused image

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Long/wide shot

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can see actors whole body

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Medium shot

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see actor from waist up

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Close-up

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only see actors face

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Extreme close-up

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only see part of the face e.g. eyes

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Establishing shot

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wide shot portraying the setting/spatial relationship between objects and actors

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Pan

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the movement of a stationary camera on a horizontal axis

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Tilt

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the movement of a stationary camera on a vertical axis

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Tracking/dolly shot

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the movement of the shot when the camera is no longer stationary. (The term refers to the tracks that cameras were once rolled on when creating one of these shots)

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Handheld shot

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camera held by operator; tends to be shaky

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Crane/birds eye view shot

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Taken from a crane. Shot from above. May be used for establishing shot

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POV shot

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Look 'through' the eyes of the character

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High angle/Low angle shot

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camera placement; placed low = high angle (pointing up) placed high = low angle (pointing down)

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Transition

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how one shot turns into another (cut, dissolve etc)

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Over the shoulder shot

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takes a shot of a character placing the shoulder of another in the shot; usually during conversation

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Ambient sound

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background diegetic sounds

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Medium Close-up

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the camera frame cuts figures at chest level

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Cut in

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a shift from distant framing to a close view for details in the same space e.g. see full wide shot, then zoom in to a face

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Cut-away

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A cut to a different shot but within the same location/sphere of action

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Post-production effects

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Image or sound manipulations that are added after it's been filmed

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Fade/dissolve

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A shot gradually fades to black or into another image

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Freeze-frame

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Cut into a still image which could be both continuous or discontinuous

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Video effect

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A choice of many effects which can alter the quality of the image and create juxtaposition/alternative meaning

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Overlapping editing

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Cuts that repeat part or all of an action, expanding it's receiving time and plot duration

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Describe Genre

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- Made up of codes and conventions e.g. locations (horror = isolate abandoned house/forest) techniques (e.g. lowlighting) characters (e.g. final girl) narrative/plot - 'The same but different' - Success is copied - Leads to audience expectations: different expectations for a horror than a romance

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Subgenre

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Further organisation | e.g. horror = slasher, supernatural, zombie

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Hybrid genres

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Combination of genres e.g. Star Wars = Sci-Fi Fantasy Scary Movie = Comedy Horror

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Linear narrative

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Chronological. | Majority of films.

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Non-Linear Narrative

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Jumps around Can be more interesting, experimental e.g. Pulp Fiction