Terms
Pitch Control
A voice acting technique that involves raising or lowering vocal pitch to sound younger, older, or non-human.
The 2 names for the person who leads the camera and lighting choices to create the film’s look.
Cinematography and Director of Photography
What are two goals of a review?
1. Help an audience understand what the film is trying to do
2. Judge how effectively it does that
Where did voice acting begin?
The 1920’s with Radio Dramas
Who were penny press newspapers aimed at?
Regular working people
Pan
Camera turns left/right from a fixed spot.
A message or big idea about life or people.
Theme
What are two radio shows that made voice actors household names?
The Lone Ranger and The Shadow
What does strong analysis sound like?
“The director suggests ____ because we see/hear ____.”
Advertisers use voice acting to create what?
Brand identity and emotional connections
Inciting Incident
the event that kicks off the main problem
What is put into the scene.
Mise-en-scène
One of the challenges of early journalism was that it often mixed what 3 things?
Facts Opinions and Propaganda
What was a weakness of video news?
Can prioritize what looks dramatic over what matters most.
January 1st serves as a powerful temporal landmark that creates what?
A mental clean state
Echo Chambers
What's created when modern audiences choose outlets that match their beliefs.
Camera moves through space (often on tracks); feels smooth and intentional.
Dolly / Tracking
What were 3 new challenges that came from news on the internet?
1.Misinformation
2. Speed-over-verification
3. Shrinking budgets for in-depth reporting.
What is Solution-seeking Behavior
A type of behavior that involves actively looking for products/services that facilitate goals
Many planes are sharp (foreground, middle, background)
Deep Focus
Camera moves up or down without changing angle.
The internal journey of a character
Character Arc
What are the 3 core purposes of Journalism?
1. Inform people with accurate, timely facts
2.Hold power accountable
3.Document events for historical record
Where did Janus look?
Back into the past and forward to the future.
How do you spot a theme?
Look for patterns: repeated images, repeated conflicts, repeated phrases, similar choices.
Vocal Placement
A voice acting technique that involves changing where the voice resonate
The art of performing voice-overs to represent a character or provide information.
Voice acting
What are the 3 checkpoints that can be used to track the main character's arc?
Start / Pressure / End
What came first in the inverted pyramid?
Most important info first.
What does an extreme long shot show?
A wide environment
Shallow Depth of Field
Subject is sharp, background blurred
The process of gathering, verifying, and sharing information so the public can make informed decisions.
Journalism
Two steps you’ll repeat often with film analysis
Observe and Interpret
How did Radio build trust?
Through voice and immediacy.
The Associated Press was founded in 1846 to...
Share reporting among papers.