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Reel Music Ch. 1-14
Key Terms and Composers
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Music
Undergraduate 2
09/26/2011

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Richard Wagner
Definition
-German opera composer whose music has been used in many films
-Ideas of leitmotif, Gesamtkunstwerk
-Developed many characteristics of postromantic music
Term
Auteur
Definition
A single person in control of all artistic aspects
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Gesamtkunstwerk
Definition
-The total artwork
-Created by Wagner
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Leitmotif
Definition
-A German term associted with Wagner
-Designated a recurring theme linking with some aspect of the movie
Term
Plot
Definition
The order and structure of a story
Term
Casual Plot
Definition
A story in which each incident leads to the next
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Episodic Plot
Definition
A story in which events are loosely connected and not cause and effect
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Flashback
Definition
A cut backwards in time
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Linear
Definition
Told in chronological sequence
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Nonlinear
Definition
Not told in sequence
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Epic Story
Definition
Long story that treats an entire life, region, or time period
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Protagonist
Definition
The good guy
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Antagonist
Definition
The bad guy
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Setting
Definition
Where and when the film takes place
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Period Film
Definition
Historical film
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Genre
Definition
Category of a film based on plot, form, or content
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Cinematography
Definition
Photography with moving pictures
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Mise-en-scene
Definition
The visual elements of a film (scenery, lighting, costumes)
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POV
Definition
What view you see the movie from
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Omniscient POV
Definition
All seeing eye
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Subjective POV
Definition
Point of view of one character
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Postproduction
Definition
The phase of filmmaking that occurs after the film has been shot
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Editing
Definition
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Shot
Definition
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Cut
Definition
The connection between shots
-Narrative cut
-Joins different times
-Crosscut
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Crosscut
Definition
Moves quickly between two or more related events
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Montage
Definition
Quick cutting of images that are related in some manner
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