Drama- Terms 1

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mise en scene

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a French term for "staging," or "putting into the scene or shot";

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subjects
A

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Main image of a shot

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setting
B

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the time (time period) and place in which the film's story occurs, including all of the other additional factors,

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composition
C

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refers to the arrangement of different elements (i.e., colors, shapes, figures, lines, movement, and lighting) within a frame and in a scene

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production design

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refers to a film's overall design, continuity, visual look and composition (colors, sets, costumes, scenery, props, locations, etc.) that are the responsibility of the production designer;
-fillings of drinks full and empty , time on clocks

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cinematographer

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Person responsible specifically refers to the art and technique of film photography, the capture of images, and lighting effects, or to the person expert in and responsible for capturing or recording

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shot

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the process of filming or photographing any aspect of a motion picture with a camera; the plan for a shoot is termed a shooting schedule.
*The basic building block or unit of a film narrative

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footage

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any length, portion or sequence of film (either shot or to be shot) measured in feet;

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scene

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usually a shot (or series of shots) that together comprise a single, complete and UNIFIED dramatic event

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character

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the fictitious or real individual in a story, performed by an actor; also called players.

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round character

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Complex life-like and multi dimensional

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flat character

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Simple, stereotypical or minor , unchanging, one dimensional
-we don't know anything about them

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frame

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refers to a single image, the smallest compositional unit of a film's structure
-refers to the rectangular area within which the film image is composed by the film-maker

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loose framing

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Techniques in which the subject is far from the edges of the frame

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tight framing

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A shot in which the subject is close to the edges of the frame

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character actor

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an actor who specializes in playing well-defined, stereotypical, archetypal, off-beat, humorous, or highly-recognizable, fictional roles

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cameo

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originally meaning "a small piece of artwork," refers to a bit part (usually a brief, non-speaking or walk-on role that is uncredited or unbilled)

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producer

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the chief of a movie production in all logistical matters (i.e., scheduling, financing, budgeting)

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film genre

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originally a French word meaning "kind", "sort" or "type"

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film styles

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Recognizable group of conventions used by directors to add
Certain looks or style of directors

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split screen

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the combination of two actions filmed separately and having them appear at the same time

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rack focusing

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the focus changes from an object in the foreground to an object in the background or vice versa, to direct, shift, and steer the attention of the viewer forcibly from one subject to another; also known as pull focus

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product placement

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refers to how companies buy advertising space within a film for their products