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Motif

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Secondary meaning from repetition

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Thematic reading

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Analysis

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Close reading

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Interpretation

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Scene

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Depicts one time and place in the narrative

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3 act structure

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(Act 1)Exposition - provision of narratives
(Act 2) development
(Act 3) climax / resolution
Denouncement

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Dénouement

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Depicts the fall-out of the conflict’s consequences

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Epiphany structure

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Cuts the 3rd act and ends with an epiphany

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External vs. internal conflict

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Internal is psychological
External is physical

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Diegesis

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Everything in the realm of the story

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Limited Narration

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1st or 3rd person
Stories limited to the experiences/knowledge of a single character

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Omniscient narration

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3rd person
Stories show experience/knowledge of multiple characters

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Direct address

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2nd person
Addresses audience

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Narrative economy

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The restrictions of narrative events and screenplay details to those that further the narrative

Only significant events

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Narrative ellipses

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Omission of story time in the plot if a film

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Duel-focus narrative

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Combines internal and external conflicts

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Film stock/Gauge

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Designates the width of film stock
The bigger the gauge the clearer/ more detailed the image will be

Standard widths
70mm
35mm
16mm
8mm

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Grains

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The film image consists of clusters of light sensitive chemicals

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Contrast

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The difference between the bright and dark parts of the image

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Color saturation

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Determines how intense the color is

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Aspect ratio

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The shape of the rectangle is call aspect
Ratio between images width $ height

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Academy ratio

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1.375:1 roughly 4:3

Standard for the first half of the 20th century

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Widescreen Ratio

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1.66:1 - 2.76:1

Standard is 2.37:1

Emphasizes horizontal dimension

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Underexposed

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Not enough light

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Overexposed

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Too much light

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Superimposition
Exposes the same stretch of film stock multiple times / layering images
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Compositing
Combines image elements Matte shot - action placed within a still image (photo, painting, cgi)
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Shot distance
ELS - entire subject visible/background LS - head-toe MLS - knee -up MS - waist up MCU - chest up CU - shoulders up ECU - single feature
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Tight / loose framing
Tight- shot with little space around the main figure Loose- shot with extra space around the main figure
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Camera movement
Whole camera Crane Following shot Track in/left/right Partial camera Pan/swish pan Tilt Pseudo movement Zoom Optical zoom Optical pan CGI
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Depth of field
The extent that the foreground, mid ground, and background are all in shadow focus
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Deep / shallow focus
Shallow Telephoto lens collapses space Blends characters w/ environment Deep Wide-angle lens expands space Stages depth
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Rack focus
Focus shifts between fore- and background
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High/low angles
HA - camera looking down LA - camera looking up
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Dutch angle
Camera is shifted outside of standard x/y axis Causes sense of disorientation
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Blocking
The actors planned movements In relation to the set, one another, and camera movements Suggests social dynamic
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Hard lighting
Maintains full definition Stark edges in the image
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Soft lighting
Diffused lighting
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Diffusion
Scatters light to make it look softer
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Directional lighting
Under lighting Top lighting Back lighting Side lighting Front lighting
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Key light
Main light @ an angle
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Fill light
Opposite side of the key light
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Kicker / Rim light
Behind subject
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3 point lighting
Camera in front of subject Key light, fill light, kicker/rim light
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Lighting contrast
High key vs. low key lighting
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High key lighting
Bright > dark
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Low key lighting
Dark > bright
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Medium key lighting
In between high and low key
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Profilmic
Everything in front of the camera
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Expressionist mise-en-scène
Aims for implausibility for artistic end
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Naturalist mise-en-scène
Aims for plausibility
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Types of edits
Cut Fade - black to image or opposite Dissolve - image into an image Wipe - replaces image geometrically using straight lines or shapes
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Parallel editing / cross-cutting
2 scenes happening at once
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Continuity editing
Preserves spatial relations keeping spectators oriented Smooths over edits making them invisible
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Continuity editing rules
Establishing/reestablishing shot Shot/reverse shot 180 degree rule 30 degree rule Match on action POV shot Eyeliner match
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Discontinuous editing
Breaks continuity editing rules Jump cuts - jolting effect created by eliding time but not adjusting angle
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Classicism
Each shot will be for narrative reason
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Invisibility / Transparency
Let the spectators watch the story world unfold & absorb themselves into the film
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Surface depth model
Plot Theme Motif Ideology
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Objective Narration
Depiction of characters & events from a neutral vantage
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Subjective Narration
Depiction of how a character experiences events
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Analytical editing
Breaks down space of scene to highlight action narrative importance, & character expression

Film Analysis 2023 (2 decks)

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