Genre Conventions
a category kind or type of film
what is a genre?
blank percent of a motion picture is sound
what is 90%
Sets up the scene through showing key signifiers in the scene, leans towards main characters for the length of the shot.
What is a master shot?
Gradually lightens a shot from black
What is a fade-in?
Lighting serves two purposes, these are
what is Illumination that permits us to see the action, Guide our attention to certain objects and actions
plot patterns, setting, character types, themes.
what are genre conventions?
Original music that is created for the film and plays at different points throughout the movie.
What is a score?
‘Unpolished’, shaky camera work, signifies immediacy and realism, communicates peril and excitement
What is hand-held cam?
Any transition using elements from the previous scene to match elements in the next. Connects two shots
What is a Match Cut?
portion of darkness on an object
what is a shadow?
recurring symbolic images that carry meaning from film to film
what is genre iconography?
Music included in your film that wasn’t created specifically for the film
what is a soundtrack?
Generates two meaningful questions: Where is the character going and what will happen when they get there. Either follows or leads a subject
What is a tracking shot?
Put seemingly unrelated images together in order to create a certain idea or feeling. Like a metaphor, evoke emotion and meaning in a scene
What is an intellectual montage?
Help filmmakers reveal crucial details about the the character and plot through visual mean
Narrative exposition
This type of movie has a distinct set of fans
What is sport films
Collection of background sounds which reinforce the realism of a scene
What is soundscape?
Produces movement without control, similar to shaky cam, imitates real life and shows anything can happen
What is a random movement?
Shot abrupt cuts from one scene to another with high contrast and audio visual
What is a smash cut?
Performance of an actor reveals the character traits of the character by showing: Facial Expressions, Body Language, Tone and Voice.
What is Individualized performance?
isolated areas: haunted house, night, rainy, forest, hospital, abandoned factory, etc are all settings for what type of film
what is a horror film?
Voice of person heard speaking, but not on camera
What is narration?
Moves camera up or down
What is a boom?
Has a moving character or object to transition to the next scene. Momentum between scenes is continuous
What is a passing shot
Hard light directly shined, definite shadows, clear separation between light and dark, adds harshness and intensity. Films with gritty tone.
What is Hard lighting