MEDIA AND TECHNIQUES Flashcards
(162 cards)
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Art as a tool for communication
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Media
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This acts as a tool for communication
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Art
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This is the expression of art
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Medium
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What type of art did the artist used to express their creativity?
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Medium
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This refers to both the materials and material support used by the artist
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Media
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Oil on canvas, acrylic on ceramics
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Media
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Media that are commonly used in art making
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Traditional Media
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Types of media (4)
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Traditional Media
Digital Media
Unconventional Media
Body
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Are there more specific types of media?
(Yes or No) (Reason?)
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Yes
Depending on the art form
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Are there more specific types of media?
(Yes or No) (Reason?)
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Yes
Depending on the art form
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[TYPE OF MEDIA] Oil paint and canvas for painting
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Traditional Media
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[TYPE OF MEDIA] Wood and chisel for sculpture
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Traditional Media
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[TYPE OF MEDIA] Film camera for film and photography
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Traditional Media
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[TYPE OF MEDIA] Instruments for Music
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Traditional Media
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[TYPE OF MEDIA] Pen and paper for Literature
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Traditional Media
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The use of digital technology as part of the creation process or the manner of presentation of the works
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Digital Media
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They make use of electronic media to create their works.
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Digital Media
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[TYPE OF MEDIA] Computers, digital camera, painting applications
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Digital Media
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Materials that are not commonly used in creating art
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Unconventional Media
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[TYPE OF MEDIA] Common with assemblage, installation, found object art
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Unconventional Media
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This media is common in performance art
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Body
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Performance Art using body
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Singing and playing
instruments
acting
dancing
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Some visual artists also use body as their medium (type of art) such as in:
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tattoo
body painting
cosmetics
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7 characteristics of arts according to media
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Practical
Environmental
Pictorial
Auditory
Narrative
Dramatic
Musical
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Works that are primarily meant to be functional in everyday life
Practical
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Functionality of this kind of arts in a media is considered
Practical
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Widely describe a range of works or practices that involve the use of space, or are analyzed in the way that they interact with their surroundings.
Environmental
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A classification of artwork that is predominantly visual and spatial.
pictorial
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Creative works that engage with the sense of hearing, while not necessarily being musical in nature.
Auditory
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Monuments, architectures, occupies large spaces
Environmental
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Spoken poetry, radio spiel
Auditory
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Creative works that follow a
sequential/story structure, such
as events unfolding across time,
foremost applied in the literary
sense, but also encompasses
other media that follows this
sequential logic.
Narrative
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A term tied up with theater and is used to describe works done by or for a performance-based representation, such as by actors.
Dramatic
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Creative works that harness a logical arrangement of sound - one of the most common is rhythm - and is observable in music, poetry, and dance with musical accompaniment.
musical
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Technique is ______ and _______.
tool and skill-based
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IF THE MEDIUM IS THE BASE MATERIAL, THE USE OF ___________ IS THE MANNER THAT IT ACHIEVES FORM, WHICH IN TURN IS THE PERCEPTIBLE SHAPE, STRUCTURE, OR DIMENSIONALITY.
technique
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TECHNIQUE IS THE MEANS TO ACHIEVE A _______
style
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Coherent look or pattern
Style
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The manner in which artist use and manipulate materials to achieve the desired formal effect, and communicate the desired concept, or meaning, according to his or her personal style
( modern, Neoclassic, etc. )
technique
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In technique, artist manipulates material to achieve:
(2)
1) Desired formal effect
2) Communicate the desired concept/meaning according to personal style
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Does each artform have its own techniques? (Y/N)
Yes
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What are the most common art technique? (2)
Drawing and Shading
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Media of drawing and shading
Pen and Ink
Pencils
(printmaking)
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Media of drawing and shading
Pen and Ink
Pencils
(printmaking)
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Media of drawing and shading
Pen and Ink
Pencils
(printmaking)
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Media of drawing and shading
Pen and Ink
Pencils
(printmaking)
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Types of shading techniques in drawing (6)
Pointillism
Stippling
Hatching
Cross-hatching
Scribbling
Blending/Mass shading
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Media in Painting (6)
Acrylic
Oil
Water-color
Gouache
Lacquer
Mixed
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Painting Techniques (6)
Action
Chiaroscuro
Foreshortening
Impasto
Sand - dry painting
Spray
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Smooth and light
Highly versatile
Quick drying
When dry has a “plastic” finish
Acrylic
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Long lasting
Super blendable
Dries very slowly
Oil
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Translucent
Fluid
Dries fairly quickly
Watercolor
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Opaque
Chalky
Dries darker
Can be reactivated with water
Gouache
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transparent pigments, non-controllable, dries slowly
watercolor
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Opaque from white or chalk pigment for illustrations -- solid colors/matte finish
Gouache
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VERY durable
Relatively quick drying
Waterproof
Used in home-improvement
Lacquer
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Combination of 2 or more paint media
Mixed Media
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[Painting techniques]
Energetically splashed, split or dribbled onto a canvas, usually placed face-up on the floor.
Action
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spray painting, action painting, drip painting
Action
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spray painting, action painting, drip painting
Action
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_____ should be mixed with water not with oil.
Acrylic
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_____ mixed with oil.
Oil
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Agent: water
Watercolor
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Reactivated with water but not with oil
Gouache
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Paint thinner is oil
Lacquer
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An Italian word for “mixture,” used to describe a painting technique wherein paint is thickly laid on a surface, so that brushstrokes or palette knife marks are visible.
Impasto
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You can use these types of paint if you'll do impasto technique.
Acrylic
Oil
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Embossed and thick
Impasto
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Adding texture for your painting
Impasto
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fine shading that creates softs transitions between colors and tones
Watercolor, Acrylic, Oil paint with binder (linseed oil, thinner)
sfumato
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Media for sculpture (6)
Wood
Stone
Metal
Clay
Wax
Found Objects
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3 sculpture techniques
Addition
Subtraction
Reformation from same volume
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adding more media materials to the artwork
addition
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-taking out media materials from the artwork
Subtraction
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spreading or concentrating the same amount of media
material
Reformation from same volume
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[Sculpture]
Clay
Assemblages
Installation
Wood joinery
Metal works
Addition
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gathering and joining DIFFERENT materials to create a sculpture
assembling
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Clay
Wood
Stone
Metal engraving
subtracting
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cutting or shipping away a shape from a mass of stone, wood, or other hard material
Carving
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A mold is made of the sculpture. The mold is then filled with a material that is melted down (usually metal). It then cools and hardens.
casting
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created when a soft or malleable material (such as clay) is built up (sometimes over an armature) and shaped to create a form.
modeling
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created when a soft or malleable material (such as clay) is built up (sometimes over an armature) and shaped to create a form.
modeling
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Theatre crafts (4)
1. Playwright’s craft – origin
2. Director’s craft – creative composition
3. Actors’ craft - interpretation
4. Stage Management’s craft - performance run
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Types of stages (6)
1. Proscenium
2. Traverse
3. Thrust / Semi-Arena
4. Arena / Theater in the Round
5. Blackbox
6. Site-Specific / Found Places
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Acting Techniques (7)
Stanislavski
Lee Strasberg
Adler
Chekov
Meisner
Spolin
Epic/Brechtian
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Actors draw upon their own feelings and experiences to convey the “truth”
Stanislavski's system
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Actors imagine themselves with the thought and emotions of their characters to develop lifelike performances.
Method acting - Lee Strasberg
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Going beyond one's memory
Substitution technique
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Substitution technique is under this kind of acting
Method acting -- Lee Strasberg
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The use of imagination was more effective than relying solely on personal experiences and emotional memory
Adler's Technique
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Psycho-physical Approach – Transformation, working with impulse, imagination and inner and outer gesture are central
Psycho-physical approach
Chekhov's system
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Greater focus on the other actor as oppose to one’s internal thoughts or feelings associated with the character
Meisner's technique
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Acting exercises or “games” that unleashed creativity, adapting focused “play” to unlock the individual’s capacity for creative self expression
Spolin's technique/improvisation
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Emphasizes the audience reaction to the piece. Engaging with the audience by directly addressing them out of character (breaking the 4th wall)
Epic/Brechtian theater
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4 Media in Cinema
Film
Projector
Screen
Electronic Audio-video (analog, digital)
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5 Techniques in Cinema
Camera Angles
Camera Shots
Editing
Set
Sound and Visual effects
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3 Camera Angles
Low
Mid
High
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6 Camera Shots
Close-up
Mid-shot
Wide-shot
Long shot
Top shot
Ant-eye
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2 Editing
Linear
non-linear
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2 Set
Interior
Exterior
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2 Sound or Visual effects
Live
Post dubbed
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The position of the camera in relation to the subjects can affect the way the viewer perceives the scene. A scene may be shot simultaneously from multiple camera angles to amplify the cinematic effect and the emotions.
Camera angles
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A position of the camera in relation to the subjects can affect the way the viewer _________ ___ _______.
Perceives the scene
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A scene may be shot ____________ from ________ camera angles to amplify the ___________ effect.
simultaneously
multiple
cinematic
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Camera angle
Eye level
Low angle
High angle
Dutch angle
Overhead
Shoulder
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Camera framing
Single shot
Two shot
Three shot
OTS / Over the shoulder
Over the hip
Point of view
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Camera Focus
deep focus
shallow focus
soft focus
rack focus
split diopter
tilt shift
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also known as production design, it is the artificial decoration of an environment that is used as the setting for a performance
set design
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unique sound effect technique that involves creating and “performing” everyday sounds for movies and television shows
foley
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4 Media in Music
Vocals
Instruments
Venue
Electronics
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6 Techniques in Music
Composition
Arrangement
Interpretation/Performance
Lighting and Stage
Sound Engineering
Sound Recording
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________ in music refers to the effect of the different layers of sound in a piece of music, and the relationship between them.
Texture
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single line of melody without any harmony or any other form of accompaniment.
Monophonic
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One voice/part plays/sings the melody, whilst the others act as a harmonic accompaniment.
homophonic
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several parts or voices are combined together
polyphonic
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In music refers to the human voice; in songs there can be more than one person providing this
vocals
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is a rapid, slight variation in the pitch you’re singing, marked by a rapid wavering in the intensity and timbre of the note being sung.
vibrato
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means to play the notes as smoothly connected as possible
legato
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play the notes as short and crisp and detached as possible
staccato
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a jazz vocal style of using emotive and nonsense syllables instead of words in solo improvisations on a melody
scat singing
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both refer to a series of notes sung quickly over a single word or vowel sound. This a common technique heard in some contemporary songs like rnb and soul.
vocal riffs and runs
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Devices created or adapted to make musical sounds
instruments
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instruments that create sound through vibrating themselves.
idiophones
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instruments that produce sound by vibrating a membrane.
membranophones
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instruments that produce sound by vibrating strings
chordophones
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instruments that create noise by pushing vibrating columns of air through them
aerophones
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any musical instrument in which sound is produced mainly by means of electricity
electrophones
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[type of instrument] harp
chordophones
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[type of instrument] harp
chordophones
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[type of instrument] guitar
chordophone
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[type of instrument] violin
chordophone
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[type of instrument] maracas
idiophone
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[type of instrument] cymbals
idiophone
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[type of instrument] mixer
electrohphones
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[type of instrument] organ
electrophones
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[type of instrument] electric guitar
electrophones
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[type of instrument] drums
membranophones
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[type of instrument] saxophone
aerophone
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[type of instrument] flute
aerophone
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any location used for a concert or musical performance.
Typically, different types of this host different genres of music
music venue
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Opera singers traditionally do _________ for their performance
not use mic
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Venue with acoustics that would allow the singer's voice to travel far back of the audience
ampitheatre
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Parts of a Greek Theater
Skene, Orchestra, Parodos, Theatron
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Any electronic device involved in the production, execution, or performance of musical pieces.
electronics
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4 Media of Dance
Body
Music
Stage
Electronic
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5 Techniques of Dance
Choreography
Movement and interpretation
Musical composition, arrangement and reversions
Stage design and arrangement
Sound-engineering
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Dance's main media
Body
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2 types of media in advertising
1. Tri-media : print, radio, TV
2. Below the Line: flyers, posters,
brochures, billboards, comics,
social media….
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Advertising techniques
Celebrity endorsements
Witnesses
Drama
Comedies
Jingle
Comparative showdown
Sustained awareness
Infomercials
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Has bigger reach and frequency
Includes: TV, Radio, Print, and Outdoor advertising
Above the line
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Smaller reach but more targeted; niche market
Includes: Sampling, promotion, events, flyers, social media, etc.
Below the line
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using a famous person to promote a brand or product;
celebrity endorsement
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forming of a relationship between a brand and an influential individual who “fits” with the brand
celebrity endorsement
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a testimony is a statement given by a supporter approving a particular product or service; it gives the customer confidence in the product and gives the product legitimacy
witness testimonials
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Allows brand to express message vividly; allows for broad emotional appeal
drama advertising
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short song or tune used in advertising and for other commercial uses
jingles
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The use of humor or irony in advertisements and commercials
comedy advertising
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for light hearted and not so serious brands
comedy advertising
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memorable and likely to go viral
comedy advertising
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a company's product or service is presented as superior when compared to a competitor's; may involve a side-by-side comparison of the features of a company's products next to those of its competitor
comparative showdown
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sustaining awareness of a brand, product or service over a long period of time
sustained awareness
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a form of television commercial that resembles regular TV programming yet is intended to promote or sell a product, service or idea
infomercials
