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Define Narrative: |
A constructed story, usually a novel, film, radio drama or television program. |
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Define Linear Narrative: |
A story that shows the events unfolding in order. |
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Define Non-Linear Narrative: |
A story that shows events unfolding out of sequential order |
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What is a code? |
A system of signs to convey meaning. |
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What is a convention? |
A well-established way of constructing a media text. |
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What does 'C' stand for in CAMELS? |
C stands for 'Camera Techniques', these have sub categories of angle, moment and shot type. |
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What does 'A' stand for in CAMELS? |
A stands for Acting |
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What does 'M' stand for in CAMELS? |
M stands for 'Mis en scene', which means everything that is in the shot. |
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What does 'E' stand for in CAMELS? |
E stands for editing. |
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What does 'L' stand for in CAMELS? |
L stand for Lighting. |
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What does 'S' stand for in CAMELS?
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S stands for Sound. |
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What does 'F' Stand for in CAMELS? |
F stands for Film format. |
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What is an overshot/bird's eye shot? |
An overshot/birds eye shot is where the camera is positioned directly above the subject. This is often used in establishing shots where the camera flies over city streets, or to reveal something on the ground that can't be seen with conventional camera angles, it is a somewhat unnatural view. |
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What is the dutch tilt/slanted shot? |
Where the camera is deliberately slanted to one side, this can be used to further dramatise things. |
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What is an eye level shot? |
This is one of the most commonly used camera shots in film and television. Whereas most of there camera angles are highly stylised, an eye level shot creates a sense of normality and realism because this is how we see the world. Where the camera is level with the character's eyes. |
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What is a low angle shot? |
The camera is positioned below eye level, looking up, to generally imply a sense of power and dominance. |
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What is a high angle shot? |
The camera is positioned above eye level, looking down, to generally imply a sense of powerlessness and and makes the character look smaller. |
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What is an undershot? |
Where the camera is positioned directly beneath the subject, looking up. Often coupled with point-of-view shots when the character is looking up at something.
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What is a dolly? |
any sort of moving platform that a camera is mounted on. Professional camera crews lay down tracks which the camera can be moved along. |
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What is a tracking shot? |
Where the camera follows a moving subject/character. |
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What is a pan? |
The camera moves horizontally while mounted on a tripod.
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What is a tilt?
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The camera moves up and down when mounted on a tripod. |
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What is a crane shot? |
A ran shot is where the camera is mounted on a crane, helping filmmakers to achieve dynamic overhead shots. |
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What is handheld movement? |
Where the camera is held by a character. Often used to make it seem more real to the audience. |
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What is zoom? |
Where the sense of a camera is used to magnify or reduce the size of an image. |
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What is an extreme wide shot? |
The view is so far from the subject that it isn't even visible, often used as an establishing shot. |
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What is a very wide shot? |
The subject is visible (barely), but the emphasis is still on placing the character in its environment. |
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What is a wide shot/long shot/full shot? |
The subject takes up the full frame, or at least as much as comfortably possuble, you can see the character from head to toe. |
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What is a mid shot? |
A mid shot shows the character from the waist up. |
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What is a medium close up shot? |
Half way between a mid shot and a close up, usually from the shoulders and up. |
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What is a close up shot? |
Shows just the characters face. |
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What is an extreme close up shot? |
Extreme details of the object or person are shown. |
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What is a two shot? |
A shot of two people. farmed similarly to a mid shot. |
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What is a over the shoulder shot? |
Looking from behind the person to the subject. |
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That is a point of view shot? |
Shows a point of view from the subjects perspective. |
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What is mis-en-scene? |
French term that refers to 'putting into scene' About lighting costume make up camera techniques and positioning. |
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What is editing? |
The process of placing images and sounds in an order that tells a story and creates emotion for the audience. |
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What is cross cutting? |
Cutting back and forth between two events occurring simultaneously.
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What is cross dissolve? |
A fade from one image to another. |
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What is a cross fade? |
A fade from one sound to another |
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What is a cut? |
A basic edit when shot is replaced by another with no transition between the two. |
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What us a cut out/away? |
The immediate transition to another scene that strongly relates to the current narrative but is unrelated to the action. |
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What is a cut in? |
The immediate transition back to the unfolding narrative. |
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What is a fades? |
The slow transition from one scene to another, or to a colour or shade. |
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What is a match cut? |
The immediate transition between two objects/subjects of similar from (that 'match') |
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What is split screen? |
Two or more scenes viewed simultaneously. |
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What is a montage? |
A series of short shots are juxtaposed to convey a single idea. A montage is used to indicate the passed of time or to create a feeling or emotion. |
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What is naturalistic interior/exterior lighting? |
Lighting that imitates nature or the usual.natural illumination of an area. |
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What is expressionistic interior/exterior lighting? |
Illumination that exaggerates certain elements of a scene. |
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What is colour temperature? |
Low colour temperature is the warmer, more yellow to red light, while high colour temperature is the cooler bluer light. |
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What is key light? |
the main source of light on the subject and will generally be the brightest in the scene. |
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What is high key lighting? |
A scene that is well lit with a few shadows. |
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What is low key lighting? |
A scene with little light resulting in shadows and darkness. |
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What is diegetic sound? |
Sound that the characters can hear/ |
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What is non-diegetic sound? |
Sound that the characters can't hear. |
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What is synchronous sound? |
Sounds that are typically in time with or matched to what is being viewed. |
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What is asynchronous sound? |
Sounds that are not matched with any visible source on the screen. |
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What is crescendo? |
The gradual increase of volume |
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What is decresendo? |
The gradual decrease in volume. |
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What is COPMESS? |
C - Cause and effect - how the narratives are organised in a connecting chain. O - Opening, development and closure (Narrative progression) P - Point of view - the POV at which the narrative is presented. M - Multiple storylines - how narratives might use different storylines or subplots. E - Establishment and development of and relationship between characters - The revelation of the characters personality to the audience. S - Structuring of time - the way time can be expanded, contracted or structured using editing. S - Setting - the location and historical period in which the narrative takes place. |
