Visual Media Vocabulary Flashcards

1
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Dominant focus

A

Where your eyes go first and are directed to go

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2
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Miseenscene

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Everything appears in the frame (shows the setting)

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3
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Rule of thirds

A

Tick tack toe board everything is one of the squares

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4
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Deep focus

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Everything in focus meaning nothing is blurred out and everything is important

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5
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Shallow focus

A

Manipulates what should be focused by maybe blurring the background around it

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6
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Background/ foreground

A

Back/ front

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7
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Line

A

Creates more harsh atmosphere

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8
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Diagonal

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The camera tilted other way creates tension

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9
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Internal framing

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Frame inside a frame, signifies lonelness

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10
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Open space

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Lots of open space

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11
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Negative space

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Empty unknown space, gaping space internally shows loss

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12
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Extreme long shot

A

Very far away and shows the setting

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13
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Long shot

A

Can see the whole character

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14
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Medium shot

A

Shows people who are connected

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15
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Close up

A

One character seen and shows facial expression

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16
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Extreme closeup

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Shows symbolism on one object

17
Q

High angle

A

Character made small and shows lack of power

18
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Low angle

A

Shows the dominance of the character

19
Q

Birds eye view

A

Isolated and overwhelmed character is free

20
Q

Over shoulder shot

A

Only sees one persons perspective

21
Q

Canted angle

A

Creates tension

22
Q

Lighting

A

All about mood

23
Q

Low key lighting

A

Shows no detail

24
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High key lighting

A

Everything happy

25
Q

Backlighting

A

Sunlight in the back

26
Q

Top lighting

A

Gives character Halo suggesting they are right

27
Q

Underlighting

A

Not good/ creepy

28
Q

Side lighting

A

Half in light and half in dark showing the good and bad in the character