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History of the Moving
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Film, Theatre & Television
Undergraduate 4
10/15/2018

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Term
Narrative
Definition
Chain of events in cause‐effect relationship, the ways in which
knowledge is organized
Term
Narration
Definition
plot’s way of distributing story information in order to achieve
specific effects. Narration is the moment‐by‐moment process the guides us in
building the story out of the plot
Term
Plot
Definition
(everything presented to us)
Term
Story
Definition
(set of all events, shown and
inferred)
Term
Editing
Definition
The coordination of one shot with the next. The most common way to edit is
with “the cut,” which is the splice of shot A to shot B and is meant to remain invisible
to us
Term
Three basic angles:
Definition
straight, high, low
Term
‐Extreme Long Shot:
Definition
figure barely visible
Term
‐Long Shot:
Definition
full figure distinct, but background dominates
Term
Medium Long Shot:
Definition
human figure seen from the knees up
Term
‐Medium Shot:
Definition
from the waist up
Term
‐Medium Close‐up:
Definition
from the chest up
Term
‐Close‐Up:
Definition
of head, hands, feet, or of a similar small object
Term
‐Extreme Close‐Up:
Definition
of a portion of a face, an isolated detail, or a
magnified object
Term
mise‐en‐scène
Definition
If the camera is stationary, the image frame is fixed, puts the focus on
Term
Zoom lens:
Definition
camera remains stationary, with increase or decrease of focal length.
Term
Mise‐en‐scène (“put into the scene”)
Definition
Everything you see in the frame, the visual composition (lighting, sets, props,
costumes and make‐up, movement and performance)
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