Mise-en-scene
The visual information in a scene or shot
What is mise-en-scene?
The sound of people talking while on screen
What is dialogue?
Shows the entire character from head to toe with the surroundings still prominent in the scene
What is a long shot?
The gradual darkening of a shot to black
What is a fade-out?
Specific type of category for music, films, writing, etc
What is genre?
Make up of the location of the scene
What is the set?
Sound which doesn't have it's source in the world of the film
What is non-diegetic sound?
Taken from the view of the person looking/speaking
What is a POV shot?
Editing to present action in a way that it consumes less time on screen than the story
What is elliptical editing?
Setting: American frontier, covered wagon, railroad, cowboy hat, town, saloon, revolver, tumbleweeds, etc.
What is the setting for a western film?
Intensity of lighting
What is quality?
The background noise in a scene
What is ambience?
Orbits around a subject, could be vertical or horizontal. Adds dynamic movement to characters that could be standing still to emphasize something
What is an arc?
Gradual transition into another shot, typically used to show a longer passage of time.
What is a dissolve?
When one subject affects over in movies who share the same genre
What is genre iconography?
Unnatural lighting not true to life for jarring effect
What is expressionist lighting?
Sound effects created in a sound production room
What is the Foley process?
Combination of a tracking shot and a zoom shot, the camera tracks towards the subject while zooming out at the same rate
What is a reverse zoom?
Normal camera movement but can also be used as a transition
What is a whip pan?
Setting: dressing rooms, theaters, flats and stages, BRIGHT
What is the setting for a backstage musical?
A form of exposition, plot development and character traits in a shot
What are props?
May be used interchangeably with soundscape, but in audio work it usually refers to music played low in the mix in order to create mood or atmosphere
What is the soundbed?
Can be used to show internal or external conflict and add disorientation
What is the Dolly zoom?
Puts seemingly unrelated images together to create a certain feeling or idea. A great way to evoke emotion and meaning
What is an intellectual montage?
Character types for a crime thriller
What are victims, bystanders, forces of justice and lawbreakers?