| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Sound | Along with vision will be edited into a narrative to provide meaning |
| Diegtic sound | Sound that originates from within the world of the narrative |
| Non-diegetic sound | Sound that is added by the creators of the media product |
| Sound bridge | Where sound links scenes together. Sound will anticipate the visuals |
| Lighting | Manipulated to selectively highlight specific elements in each scene so that they appear in a particular way |
| Colour | Filters are put over a light source, affecting the mood of a scene |
| Intensity | Relates to how bright a light is |
| Texture | Relates to how soft or harsh light is |
| Acting | Used to bring the words written on the script to life in the form of a character |
| Realistic acting | Acting style that appears to be natural and does not draw attention to itself |
| Body language | The way an actor carries their body within the space |
| Facial expression | The way an actor used their face to portray thoughts and emotions |
| Voice | Volume, speed, pitch and accent and actor uses |
| Visual composition | What elements are included in each shot and what is excluded |
| Mise en Scene | A french term that literally means 'put in the scene' and refers to the way in which shots, setting, costume and lighting are constructed and may be analysed to determine meaning |
| Editing | The art of placing shots together in a specific order to generate a meaningful relationship between them |
| Cut | Most common edit and the standard way of seperating one shot from another |
| Dissolve | An edit which briefly overlaps one shot with the next |
| Graphic match | An editing technique where shots are edited together based on a visual similarity between them |
| Parallel action | Intercutting of two or more sets of action that are happening in seperate locations at the same time |
| Camera and film technique | The use of the camera including shot sizes, movement, focus and angles to represent the action |
| Establishing shot | An extreme long shot that introduces the setting of a scene |
| Point of view shot | A first person shot that represents what a character would see |
| Point of view | The angle from which the narrative is presented |
| Cause and effect | The relationshjip between an element of the film that causes change and the elements that are affected by that change |
| Character | Refers to people, animals, things that tell the story |
| Character motivation | The reasons why a protagonist acts to acheive their goals in a narrative |
| Opening sequence | Important for understanding the film as a whole, introduces narrative possibilities |
| Closing sequence | Concludeds the narrative, storylines may be resolved |
| Storyline | The events of the narrative, beginning, middle, end |
| Time structure | The order in which the narrative is presented, duration of shots, scenes and sequences |
| Temporal order | The structuring of events which may included chronological order, flashbacks and flash forwards |
| Temporal duration | Manipulation of time from real time to reel time, length of time portrayed in the film |
| Temporal frequency | Number of times an event is shown to an audience |
| Setting | Time and place that the film occurs in |
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