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Verisimilitude
Definition
when a movie can give a convincing appearance of truth regardless if it is realistc/antirealistic. Makes the ppl, place, thing in the movies are real there.
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Exposition
Definition
images, action, or dialogue necessary to give the audience the background of the characters and the nature of their situation.
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Rising Action:
Definition
the development of the action of the narrative toward a climax.
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Climax:
Definition
the narrative’s turning point
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Falling action:
Definition
the events that follow the climax and bring the narrative from climax to conclusion.
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Denouement:
Definition
:day-new-mawn) the resolution or conclusion of the narrative.
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Story duration:
Definition
the amount of time that the implied story takes to occur (ex: 1 week)
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Plot duration:
Definition
the elapsed time of those events within the story that the film explicitly presents (aka the elapsed time of the plot) (ex: 4 days out of the week)
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Screen duration:
Definition
the movie’s running time onscreen (ex: 1 hour 15 min)
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Round characters:
Definition
omplex and 3-dimensional, possessing several traits, sometimes even contradictory ones. Lifelike and believable
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Flat characters:
Definition
1-dimensional, possessing one or very few discernible traits, and their motivations and actions are generally predictable. (ex: Frodo of Lord of the Rings)
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Omniscient point of view:
Definition
(aka unrestricted) 3rd person view of all aspects of the movie’s action or characters
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Restricted point of view:
Definition
reveals info to the audience only as a specific character learns of it
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: mise-en- Scene
Definition
staging or putting on an action or scene”
1.setting and decor
2. subject
3.composition
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setting and decor:( : mise-en- Scene)
Definition
indicate place and time, realistic/ non realistic, props
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subjects:(: mise-en- Scene)
Definition
face, body, and epxression of the actor. costume, makeup, hairstyle.
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composition:: (mise-en- Scene)
Definition
process of visualizing and planning the design of a movie.
-Relationship of stationary object and figures as well of light, shades, line, and color within the frame.
-aspects of composition: framing(what we see on screen) and kinesis ( what moves on screen)
Open frame: is design to depict a world where characters move freely within an open, recognizable environment.
Close frame: is the design to imply that other forces( i.e.: fate, social, educational, economical background, or repressive gov…)has robbed the characters of their ability to move and act freely, focusing solely on the object.
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lighting:3 point system
Definition
3-point system, includes key light( primary light)- shadow casting), fill light( on opposite side of key light soften the detail, backlight-less essential, position behind or above the actor usually create highlights around the border of the subject) this system allow cinematographers to balance the relationship between light and shadow
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Low- key lighting:
Definition
(high light / dark contrast)= gloomy atmosphere horror, mystery, psychological dramas, crime stories, and film noirs.
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High key lighting:
Definition
(low light to dark contrast) little contrast between illumination and shadow (diffuse), i.e. dramas, musicals, comedy, adventure films.
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shot types:extreme long shot, long shot,medium shot, medium close up, close up, extreme close up.
Definition
extreme long shot-emphasize on scenery, long shot-capture the whole body, medium long shot- capture from the knee up, allow manipulation of camera angles, medium shot-capture more of the face than mls (medium long shot)from waist up, replicate human experience of proximity, medium close up- chest up, close- up- focus on the characters face, representing emotion and state of mind, and extreme close up-small detail fill the screen. The closer the “camera” is to the image the more emotionally involve the viewer will be with the subject.
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camera angle:
Definition
eye lvl shot, high angle, low angle, dutch angle/oblique shot, aerial view:
-eye level shot: "normal view"
High angle- aka high shot or down shot, observers sense of superiority. Camera is above the action so it is as if the viewers are looking down on the action. Low angle- camera is below the action; observers fell helpless in the presence of a superior force. Dutch angle – tilt shot, the camera is tilted, giving the impression that the world in the frame is out of balance. Aerial view aka bird’s eye view shot implies the observer’s omniscience.
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camera movement:
Definition
pan shot, tilt shot, dolly shot/ tracking shot, zoom shot, crane shot
pan shot- horizontal movement
tilt shot: vertical movement
dolly/track shot: camera moves with action
zoom shot: effect of the lens
crane shot: camera moves in multiple directions
Term
Maximus( gladiator 2000- Ridley Scott)
Definition
Russell Crowe
Term
Proximo ( gladiator 2000- Ridley Scott)
Definition
oliver reed
Term
Commodus( gladiator 2000- Ridley Scott)
Definition
Joaquin Phoenix
Term
Lucilla( gladiator 2000- Ridley Scott)
Definition
Connie Nielsen
Term
Marcus Aurelius ( gladiator 2000- Ridley Scott)
Definition
Richard Harris
Term
Lucius Verus ( gladiator 2000- Ridley Scott)
Definition
Spencer Treat Clark
Term
Cleopatra ( Cleopatra 1963- Joseph L. Mankiewicz)
Definition
Elizabeth Taylor
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Marc Antony ( Cleopatra 1963- Joseph L. Mankiewicz)
Definition
Richard Burton
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Julius Caesar( Cleopatra 1963- Joseph L. Mankiewicz)
Definition
Rex Harrison
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Cicero( Cleopatra 1963- Joseph L. Mankiewicz)
Definition
Michael Hordern
Term
Vorenus ( Rome 2005-Bruno Heller)
Definition
Kevin McKidd
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pullo ( Rome 2005-Bruno Heller)
Definition
Ray Stevenson
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Mark Antony ( Rome 2005-Bruno Heller)
Definition
James Purefoy
Term
Niobe ( Rome 2005-Bruno Heller)
Definition
Indira Varma
Term
Atia (Rome 2005 Bruno Heller)
Definition
polly Walker
Term
Gaius Octavian ( Rome 2005-Bruno Heller)
Definition
Max Pirkis
Term
Caesar ( Rome 2005-Bruno Heller)
Definition
Ciaran Hinds
Term
Spartacus (Spartacus 1960-stanley Kubrick replacement for anthony Mann)
Definition
Kirk Douglas
Term
Crassus (Spartacus 1960-stanley Kubrick replacement for anthony Mann)
Definition
Laurence Olivier
Term
Varinia (Spartacus 1960-stanley Kubrick replacement for anthony Mann)
Definition
Jean Simmons
Term
Gracchus (Spartacus 1960-stanley Kubrick replacement for anthony Mann)
Definition
Charles Laughton
Term
Julius Caesar (Spartacus 1960-stanley Kubrick replacement for anthony Mann)
Definition
John Gavin
Term
Star trek 1960s
Definition
director: jean rodenberry
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