Monday, November 29, 2010

Overlapping Dialogue- is when editing a scene, arranging the cut so that a bit of dialogue or noise coming from shot A is heard under a shot of a character B or of another elemnt in the scene.

Pan- Pivoting the camera to the side to scan a scene or to follow a moving subject
Tilt- Pivoting the camera vertically up or down. Crane
Dolly-a camera support with wheels, used in making tracking shots
Zoom- it allows the cinematographer to stand at the same spot and seem like the object being filmed is very close or very far away.
Handheld- a hand held camera, it is easy to film action shots or parts of the film that have or need a lot of movement.
flashback- an editing technique that interrupts the present shot to show the past. it normally has a different feel to the look of the image.
flash forward- is an editing technique that interrupts the present shot to show the future. it normally has a different feel to the look of the image.
soundtrack- the narrow strip at one side of a movie film that carries the sound recording
first person narration - from one person's point of view
omniscient point of view - an all-knowing point of view
Genre - A category of artistic composition as in music or literature or movies marked by a distinctive style form content
Cycles- changing between different genres in a film
theme- a unifying idea, image, or motif, repeated or developed throughout a work
motif-A recurrent thematic element in an artistic or literary work
allegory- is a representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters, figures, or events in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
Plot-The pattern of events or main story in a narrative or drama.

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