Sound
Editing
Point of View
Literary Terms
Lit Terms II
100
Gives the viewer important information about what has happened in the past; sometimes signaled by music or voiceover narration
What is a flashback
100
A character's view of a situation; the viewer becomes the character
What is subjective (1st person)
100
Where a movie or story takes place; can include things like the time period or the weather
What is setting
100
Includes descriptions of the protagonist and antagonist as well as others in a story
What is characterization
200
Any sound that can logically be heard by a character within the movie
What is diegetic sound
200
Connects a series of shots to show a character's perspective
What is an eye-line match
200
Audience can see the whole picture but also has insight into details the characters don't
What is authorial (3rd person omniscient)
200
The sequence of events in a story make up this.
What is plot
200
The central message of a story
What is theme
300
Any sound intended only for the audience
What is nondiegetic sound
300
One scene gradually goes dark and the new one emerges from the darkness
What is a fade
300
The most common POV; reflects real life and is non-intrusive
What is neutral
300
This can be internal or external; every plot has some kind of it.
What is conflict
300
Future events of the story are hinted at before they happen
What is foreshadowing
400
Any sound only one character can hear
What is internal diegetic sound
400
Shows that events occurring in different spaces are happening simultaneously
What is a crosscut
400
When a situation is the opposite of what is perceived to be or what is expected
What is irony
400
A change in the direction or expected outcome of a story
What is plot twist
500
The most common type of transition in which one scene ends and a new one immediately begins
What is a cut
500
The use of an object, person, or action to suggest a larger meaning
What is symbolism
500
The feeling an author/director has toward his subject
What is tone
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