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A noise which has a source on-screen. They are noises which have not been edited in, for example dialogue between characters or footsteps.

Diegetic Sound

100


Reel

a cylinder on which film, wire, thread, or other flexible materials can be wound

100

Tone

in written composition, is an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience. Tone is generally conveyed through the choice of words, or the viewpoint of a writer on a particular subject

100

Antagonist

The opposing force that brings conflict and is instrumental in the development of the protagonist, or main character. 

Antagonists may also be forces, events, organizations, or creatures.

200

Non-Diegetic Sound

A noise which does not have a source on-screen, they have been added in.

200

Shot

series of frames that runs for an uninterrupted period of time.

200

Mood

the emotional feeling or atmosphere that a work of literature produces in a reader.



200

Protagonist

The central character or leading figure in poetry, narrative, novel or any other story. 

The story circles around this character’s experiences, and the audience is invited to see the world from his or her perspective. 

300

Movie Score

The music composed specifically for the movie to serve and enhance the story. It is usually instrumental only so as not to compete with dialogue.

300

Scene

a sequence of continuous action in a play, movie, opera, or book

300

Direct Characterization

the way an author or another character within the story describes or reveals a character, through the use of descriptive adjectives, epithets, or phrases



300

Conflict

A literary element that involves a struggle between two opposing forces

400

A story structure in which the writer includes two or more separate narratives linked by a common character, event, or theme

Parallel Narrative

400

Sequence

a particular order in which related events, movements, or things follow each other.

400

Indirect Characterization

the process by which the writer shows the character's personality through speech, actions and appearance.

400

Resolution

The unfolding or solution of a complicated issue in a story. Technically, resolution is also known as a “denouement.”

500

In Media Res

A Latin term meaning “in the midst of things”

500

Take

a scene or sequence of sound or vision photographed or recorded continuously at one time.

500

Lighting

The arrangement or effect of lights; can add drama and visual interest to any production

500

Static Character

A character who doesn't undergo any significant change in character, personality or perspective over the course of a story.

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