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auteur theory |
the theory that one person is the primary "author" of a film, usually the director. When looking at a number of films by one director, you can usually detect recurrent themes, motifs, and a recognizable style from film to film |
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black comedy |
making light of typically serious, sad, and/or morbid situations |
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cut |
the sudden transition from one shot to another |
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formalism |
a critical approach to film in which the form of the film is given precedence over the content itself. The belief is that the way the film is pit together is what gives it its ultimate meaning and impact |
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realism |
a movie that attempts to convey the action on screen as if it were real and not escapist or a fantasy |
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expressionism |
characterized by bizarre camera angles, claustrophobic and geometrically abstract set designs, and a stylized use of light and shadow. |
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Legion of Decency |
organization established in 1933 by American Catholic bishops to identify objectionable content in film and combat "vile and unwholesome moving pictures" |
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matte shot |
a shot in which part of the foreground or background is masked so that a different image can be replaced during printing. Painted images of mountains, cities, spaceships, and castles are examples of the types of visuals often positioned over the mask area |
