Define the following terms in film and law:
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 flashback | a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story |
| cut to | a sudden change from one scene or character to another, When the camera that is fixed on a person, place, or thing quickly switches to another subject. Usually during dialogue and setting changes. |
| fade in/fade out | starts from black screen then gradually appears, or starts with screen and gradually dissolves |
| zoom in | the act of rotating a ring on the zoom lens so that the center of the picture appears to be moving toward the camera. |
| zoom out | rotating the zoom lens so that the center of the picture appears to be moving away from he camera |
| exterior shot | When the scene is shot to showcase the action outside the building |
| interior shot | When the scene is shot to showcase action INSIDE of a building, When a scene is shot to showcase the action inside of a building |
| dissolve | (film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next |
| pan | make a sweeping movement |
| felony | a crime more serious than a misdemeanor and punishable by imprisonment for more than one year or death, a serious crime (such as murder or arson) |
| voice-over | recorded speech played during a drama, A form of narration in which an off-screen voice comments on the action or circumstances or attitudes of the characters. |
| split screen | When two seperate camera frames are displayed simultaneously on the screen to allow the audience to see two scenes at a time |
| close up | a shot that captures a subject from the top of the head to just below the shoulders |
| reaction shot | A shot that is used to showcase the response a subject has to a turning point in the plot |
| medium shot | a shot that captures a subject from the top of the head to a line just above or below the belt or waistline |
| long shot | a shot that captures a subject from the top of the head to the bottom of the feet and does not include many of the surrounding details |
| alibi | (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question |
| prosecutor | a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state |
| defendant | a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law |
| arraignment | a hearing in which a suspect is charged and pleads guilty or not guilty |
| testimony | an assertion offering firsthand authentication of a fact |
| manslaughter | an unpremeditated taking of a human life |
| judge | a public official authorized to decide questions bought before a court of justice |
| cross-examination | The interrogation of a witness by the opposing party |
| jury | a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law |
| verdict | (law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision |
| sentence | (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed |
| point of view | the spatial property of the position from which something is observed |
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