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Film literacy notes Ch.1
Ch. 1 terms and definitions
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Film, Theatre & Television
Undergraduate 1
09/05/2011

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Low-key lighting
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where fast falloff illumination becomes highly selective, usually leaving the background dark
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High-key lighting
Definition
the scene has an abundance of bright, usually slow falloff illumination and a light background
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cast shadow
Definition
Always falls on something
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attached shadow
Definition
a shadow that is inevitably fixed to its object
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lighting
Definition
the deliberate manipulation of light and shadows for a specific communication purpose
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selective seeing
Definition
the selecting of information that agrees with how we want to see the world
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selective perception
Definition
the exposure to messages that are in agreement with our existing views and attributes ignoring messages that would upset our deeply held beliefs
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context
Definition
environment that surrounds a storyline and actions
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Image elements
Definition
1.light and color
2. two dimensional space
3. three dimensional space
4. time/motion
5. sound
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Encoding
Definition
to develop of mold an idea so that it fits the medium's technical as well as aesthetic production and reception requirements
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Falloff
Definition
the brightness contrast between the light and shadow sides of an object and the rate of change from light to shadow
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dramatic agent
Definition
an element that operates as an aesthetic intensifier in a scene
Ex: lightning
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predictive lighting
Definition
light that changes from high-key to low-key from general to specific from above eye level to below eye level
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art
Definition
the process that clarifies intensifies and interprets an experience
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Applied media aesthetics
Definition
a process in which we examine a number of media elements, such as lighting and sound how they interact, and our perceptual reactions to them
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light
Definition
form of radiant energy that consists of seperate bits of energy/energy particles that behave commonly as electromagnetic waves
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figure/ground principle
Definition
the order of surroundings into foreground figures that lie in front of, or move against a stable background
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deductive reasoning
Definition
in whole of the art "this relates to this"
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inductive reasoning
Definition
looking at the individual element details first
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Triangle lighting/Photographic principle
Definition
The arrangement of key back, and fill lights, with the back light opposite the camera and directly behind the object, and the key and fill lights on opposite sides of the camera and to the front and the side of the object
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key light
Definition
reveals the basic shape of the object or event
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back light
Definition
separates the figure from the background
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fill lights
Definition
lighting type that controls falloff
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side light
Definition
light that comes from the side of the object acting as an additional fill light and providing contour
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kicker
Definition
a light that acts as an extension of the back light and rims the object from below what the back light can reach
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background light/ set light
Definition
a light that illuminates the background
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Chiaroscuro lighting
Definition
lighting for fast falloff and for light/dark contrast
-creates volume and gives drama to a scene
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Rembrandt lighting
Definition
selective form of lighting that includes fast falloff but enough fill light to render the attached shadows somewhat transperent
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Cameo lighting
Definition
highly directional form of lighting with fast falloff and include dense attached and sharply defined cast shadows
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flat lighting
Definition
highly diffused light with very slow falloff and highly transparent shadows
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silhouette lighting
Definition
type of lighting that emphasizes contour rather than volume or textur
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solarization
Definition
combining the positive and negative images of the same subject
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Posterization
Definition
reducing the brightness values of an image to only a few steps
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Single-camera lighting
Definition
lighting for discontinuous short-duration action
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multicamera lighting
Definition
lighting for continuous long duration shots
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