Chapter 4

1. Chapter 4 Narrative Form

2. A term used for any narrative, sound, or visual element contained in the imagined world of the story- (Characters see or hear it) Diegetic Non- Diegetic A term used for any narrative, sound, or visual element not contained in the story world. (Ex: credits, score)

3. Point of Attack The first event the audience sees in the film Running time/Screen time The length in minutes for a film to play in it’s entirety.

4. Fabula A chronological and complete account of all the events in a narrative. (the story) Syuzhet The selection and ordering of narrative events presented in a film.

5. Chapter 5-7 • Mise En Scene • Cinematography • Editing

6. Chapter 5 Mise en Scene

7. Mise En Scene • Definition: Integrated design of a film composed of: • Setting • Human Figure • Lighting • Composition

8. Setting • Establish time and place • Introduce themes & ideas • Create mood • Three ways to create setting: • On location • Soundstage • CGI

9. Human Figure • Casting • Figure Placement & Movement • Costumes & Props • Makeup

10. Typecasting: The practice of repeatedly casting actors in similar roles across different films Method Acting: A style of stage acting developed from the teachings of Stanislavski which trains actors to get into character through the use of emotional memory.

11. Figure Placement /Movement: • Two Planes • Foreground/Background • High /Low • Dominance: Foreground, higher • Oppression/Submission : Background, Lower • Same plane = equitable relationship

12. Composition • Balance & Symmetry • Balanced symmetrical shots Imply harmony & order • Imbalanced or asymmetrical shots suggest lack of equilibrium • Lines & Diagonals • Diagonal = Anxiety (Visually strongest of the three) • Vertical = Strength (2nd strongest impact) • Horizontal= Peace (3rd)

13. Composition • Framing • Loose: Figures have a lot of space in the shot; Implies freedom or isolation • Tight: Lack of space around figure contributes to sense of constriction. Implies entrapment or intimacy . • Foreground & Background • Light & Dark • Color • Saturated – strong & vivid • Desaturated – less pure- contain more white , washed out

14. Chapter 6 – Cinematography Cinematography • Camerawork • Lenses & filters • Film stock • Special visual effects

15. Scene • Coherent narrative unit of shots • Has a beginning middle and end

16. Storyboard • Series of drawings that lays out the film sequentially

17. Take • A single uninterrupted series of frames exposed by a motion picture or camera between the time it is turned on and the time it is turned off. • Filmmakers shoot several takes, the one that is best is used.

18. Long take • Uninterrupted shot of more than one minute

19. Slow Motion • Recording images at a speed faster than the rate at which it is projected Fast Motion • Recording images at a rate slower than the speed of projection

20. Frozen time moment • Visual effect that seems to stop time and allows the viewer to travel around the subject and view it from a multitude of vantage points • Combines photography and digital techniques

21. Camera Movement • Pan- The horizontal turning motion of a fixed camera • Swish Pan – A pan executed so quickly it blurs – usually shows rapid activity or the passage of time

22. Tilt – A vertical up and down motion of a fixed camera • Tracking shot – A technique of moving the camera on a dolly along a specially made track. Often trace character movement laterally across the frame.

23. Crane shot - A shot taken from a camera mounted on a crane that moves three dimensionally in space • Arial shot – A shot taken from an airplane or helicopter • Handheld shots – Manually held camera shots, usually shaky • Steadicam – Device worn by camera operator allowing camera to glide smoothly into spaces unreachable by camera mounted to crane or other apparatus

24. Rack focus – A change of focus from one plane of depth to another. As the in focus subject goes out of focus , the other subject which had been blurry goes into focus. • Trombone shot-A shot where the camera tracks in toward the subject while the lens zooms out.

25. Chapter 7 Editing Collage Tempo Timing

26. Graphic Match: A shot transition that emphasizes the visual similarities between two consecutive shots

27. Transitions • Fade in • Fade Out • Dissolve • Wipe • Iris in • Iris Out

28. Montage Sequence A series of related scenes joined through editing that indicates the passage of time

29. Parallel Editing • A technique of cutting back and forth between action occurring in two different locations, which often creates the illusion that they are happening simultaneously. • Also called “cross cutting”

30. Tableau Shot A long shot in which the film frame resembles the proscenium arch of the stage, distancing the viewer. The Great Train Robbery 1903 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bc7wWOmEGGY

31. Shot/reverse shot A standard shot pattern that dictates that a shot of one character will be followed by a shot of another character, taken from the reverse angle of the first shot

32. Eyeline Match • An editing technique using a character’s line of vision as motivation for a cut. preserves spatial continuity

33. Cutaway • A shot that focuses audience attention on precise details that may or may not be the focus of the characters

34. Establishing Shot • In standard filming- The first shot. The purpose is to provide a clear representation of the location of the action Reestablishing shot: A shot that happens during or near the end of a scene and reorients viewers to the setting