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CINEMA
vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| continuity editing | keeps audience in perspective during a scene |
| screen direction | where everyone is located on screen and where they are moving |
| shot-reversed-shot | shows two separate characters communicating even if one is shown (phone convo) |
| eyeline-match | when a character looks offscreen, the next shot is assumed to be what they are looking at |
| match on action | following the characters as they move from location to location |
| non-diegetic sound | sound that a character cannot hear |
| diegetic sound | sound that a character can hear |
| profilmic event | what is happening on the screen at the time |
| canted framing | horizontal angles appear to be tilted to indicated that something is "out of whack" |
| focal length | setting on a lens that control the ability to see perception. i. short focus - wide angle - fishbowl angle. ii. middle focus - regular angle - avoid distortion. iii. long focus - narrow angle - magnify long distances. |
| shot duration | amount of film that fits into a camera's single shot. |
| process composite shot | special effects used to lay multiple images into a shot |
| super imposition | layering a single strip of film multiple times |
| matte shots | combining multiple images into a single shot |
| graphic match | use color from one scene to enter another |
| Kuleshov Effect | you see a building from outside, then assume everything after is done inside |
| cross cutting | movement back and forth between two different areas. where action is taking place. |
| shot | fundamental units of film |
| edits | joins individual shots together |
| sequences | a series of shots united in time and space |
| dissolve | edit that joins to shots |
| screen duration | cutting out and rearranging scenes as they unfold in time. |
| mise-en-sceeene | "put into the scene", meaning everything on screen. (the attitude of "feel" of the film itself) |
| frame | bound axes of the images show to you |
| props | details that help amplify the mood and define setting |
| Chiaroscuro | bold contrasts between light and dark lighting |
| figure behavior | activities performed by actors that define the film (how actors act) |
| DECONSTRUCTION | films contradict themselves. not everything is clear and spelled out. nothing is complete meaning black/white vs good/evil. |
| FEMINIST CRITIQUE | world is portrayed through men's eyes. women are given sterotypes. |
| READER RESPONSE | different readers will interpret texts differently based on their culture, gender, age, etc. |
| STRUCTURALISM | everything is part of a system of signs and symbols |
| MARXIST | texts are a representation of social structure and society. texts tell us about culture and the history of the time period |
| FORMALISM | looking at the text as an individual form, comparing elements |
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