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vocab

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