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terminology Flashcards

1
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active viewing

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you are paying your full attention and also interacting

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aesthetics

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the look and feel of a film

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age representation

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how a particular age group is presented to the audience

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alignment

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we are given spatio-temporal proximity
we gaze at them closer and for longer

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allegiance

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the spectator is ultimately required to make a choice

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archetype

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a typical example of a person

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asynchronus sounds

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sounds that don’t match up with the images

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auteur

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the author of the film - a signature style

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background

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when the depth of field is altered to give more information

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bias

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concentrating only on one viewpoint

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binary opposites

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opposites used to create conflict

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canted angle

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a shot where the camera is tilted to the side

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character

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the subject of the film

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14
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cinematography

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refers to the overall camera technique

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close-up

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a shot close up to the subject

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colour palette (grading)

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the use and manipulation of colours to convey ideas/themes

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context

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the circumstances the film is set in

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conventions

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the way in which things are normally done

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costume

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what a character wears

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cut

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how one scene transitions to another

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deep focus

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where everything is visible, sharp and clear in the shot

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demographic

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a section of the population that the film is targeted towards

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diegetic sound

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sounds that the characters are able to hear

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director

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the maker of the film

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editing

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how the film is put together

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establishing shot

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a shot that shows the setting/context

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ethnicity representation

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how people of a certain race are depicted

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fade

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when the scene gradually turns to a single colour
typically black or white

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flashback

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a narrative technique that jumps back in time

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formalism

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look at the film’s structure and recognises the difference between the story and how it is told

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framing

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how the subject is shot in the sequence

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gender representation

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how males and females are represented through characterisation

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genre

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the type of film
e.g. horror, action, romance

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hays code

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set of guidelines for all motion pictures released from 1934 to 1968

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high angle shot

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when the subject is shot from above

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high key lighting

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a lighting style that results in a brightly lit frame with soft lighting and minimal shadows

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homage

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when a film pays tribute to another

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iconography

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the visual imagery of a film

39
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ideology

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a set of beliefs
particularly the political beliefs on which people, parties, or countries base their actions

40
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intertextuality

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when a film makes a direct reference to another film or media product

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J cut

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a split edit technique in which audio overlaps the picture from the preceding scene

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juxtaposition

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positioning of two shots or characters for comparison

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L cut

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editing technique
audio from the preceding scene overlaps that of the following scene

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leitmotif

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a recurring piece of music throughout the film

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low angle shot

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the subject is shot from below

46
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low key lighting

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style of lighting that has an emphasis on shadows

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mid shot

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a shot that includes the subject from the torso up

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mise-en-scene

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the arrangement of the scenery (set the stage)

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motif

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an idea/image that recurrs throughout the film

50
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narrative

A

the story

51
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non-diegetic sound

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sounds that only the audience can hear

52
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oppositional reading

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when the audience rejects the ideas in the way the media producer wants them to

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over the shoulder shot

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a shot where the camera is facing one character from a position that is behind another character

54
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pan (panning)

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camera movement

55
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passive viewing

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you are only paying a small amount of attention to what is being shown

56
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performance

A

how the actor performs

57
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pov (point of view)

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a shot taken from a character’s perspective

58
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preferred reading

A

when the audience responds to the ideas in the way the media producer wants them to

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props

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items used to decorate the scene

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proxemics

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the distance in which the characters stand

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recognition

A

how we identify with the protagonist

62
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representation

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portrayal of someone/something in a particular way
e.g. age, gender, ethnicity

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score

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the music of the film

64
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sequence/scene

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a series of camera shots

65
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setting

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where a scene takes place

66
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shallow focus

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where only the subject is in focus and the background is blurred

67
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spectator

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the viewer watching the film

68
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stereotype

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a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image/idea of a group of people/thing

69
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studio system

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the production and distribution of films is dominated by a small number of larger movie studios

70
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symbolism

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the use of symbols to present ideas or qualities

71
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synchronus sounds

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sounds that match up with the images
create realism

72
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tracking shot (dolly)

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the camera moves with the subject

73
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trope

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recurring/significant themes across a genre

74
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two shot

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when two characters are filmed together

75
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versimilitude

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the appearance of being real or true

76
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wide angle

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a shot that includes the subject and the background

77
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zoom

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the camera moves in towards the subject

film studies - component one (6 decks)

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