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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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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
how the film is put together
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establishing shot
a shot that shows the setting/context
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ethnicity representation
how people of a certain race are depicted
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fade
when the scene gradually turns to a single colour typically black or white
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flashback
a narrative technique that jumps back in time
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formalism
look at the film's structure and recognises the difference between the story and how it is told
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framing
how the subject is shot in the sequence
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gender representation
how males and females are represented through characterisation
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genre
the type of film e.g. horror, action, romance
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hays code
set of guidelines for all motion pictures released from 1934 to 1968
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high angle shot
when the subject is shot from above
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high key lighting
a lighting style that results in a brightly lit frame with soft lighting and minimal shadows
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homage
when a film pays tribute to another
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iconography
the visual imagery of a film
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ideology
a set of beliefs particularly the political beliefs on which people, parties, or countries base their actions
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intertextuality
when a film makes a direct reference to another film or media product
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J cut
a split edit technique in which audio overlaps the picture from the preceding scene
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juxtaposition
positioning of two shots or characters for comparison
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L cut
editing technique audio from the preceding scene overlaps that of the following scene
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leitmotif
a recurring piece of music throughout the film
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low angle shot
the subject is shot from below
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low key lighting
style of lighting that has an emphasis on shadows
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mid shot
a shot that includes the subject from the torso up
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mise-en-scene
the arrangement of the scenery (set the stage)
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motif
an idea/image that recurrs throughout the film
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narrative
the story
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non-diegetic sound
sounds that only the audience can hear
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oppositional reading
when the audience rejects the ideas in the way the media producer wants them to
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over the shoulder shot
a shot where the camera is facing one character from a position that is behind another character
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pan (panning)
camera movement
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passive viewing
you are only paying a small amount of attention to what is being shown
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performance
how the actor performs
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pov (point of view)
a shot taken from a character's perspective
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preferred reading
when the audience responds to the ideas in the way the media producer wants them to
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props
items used to decorate the scene
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proxemics
the distance in which the characters stand
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recognition
how we identify with the protagonist
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representation
portrayal of someone/something in a particular way e.g. age, gender, ethnicity
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score
the music of the film
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sequence/scene
a series of camera shots
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setting
where a scene takes place
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shallow focus
where only the subject is in focus and the background is blurred
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spectator
the viewer watching the film
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stereotype
a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image/idea of a group of people/thing
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studio system
the production and distribution of films is dominated by a small number of larger movie studios
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symbolism
the use of symbols to present ideas or qualities
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synchronus sounds
sounds that match up with the images create realism
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tracking shot (dolly)
the camera moves with the subject
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trope
recurring/significant themes across a genre
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two shot
when two characters are filmed together
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versimilitude
the appearance of being real or true
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wide angle
a shot that includes the subject and the background
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zoom
the camera moves in towards the subject

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