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Sight Sound & Motion
Ch.1-6
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Film, Theatre & Television
Undergraduate 2
02/10/2009

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Conventional Storytelling
Definition
used most often in concurance with the notion of 'multi-media' society has
also become more comfortable with a 'non-linear' style, or presentations with no time flow at all. We see film makers only just now starting to experiment with non-linear time, and only a few film makers attempt to make films with no story or narrative at all.
Term
applied media asthetics
Definition
using tools to best put together an arrangment
Term
what are the 5 IMAGE ELEMENTS of video and film?
Definition
light and color, two dimensional space, three dimensional space, time/motion, and sound
Term
encoding
Definition
translating an idea into a message for a specific communication medium
Term
Predictive lighting
Definition
changing from low to high key can signal how the event will go
Term
dramatic agent
Definition
element that operates as an aesthetic intensifier in a scene
Term
photographic principle
Definition
refers to the arrangement key, back, and fill lights. fill light controls falloff, key light is the main source of illumination, and the back light separates the figure from the background.
Term
Chiaroscuro lighting
Definition
fast falloff and light/dark contrast
Term
Flat lighting
Definition
highly diffused light that seems to come from all directions. no apparent principal light source. slow falloff.
Term
Cameo lighting
Definition
dark background and directional fill on subject. illuminated figures only. dense shadows. fast falloff.
Term
rembrandt lighting
Definition
specific area lighting-fill light for making shadows transparent. fast falloff.
Term
what are the 2 principal lighting techniques
Definition
chiaroscuro and flat
Term
film noir
Definition
Term
color attributes
Definition
color name, color strength, how light or dark it is
Term
additive color mixing
Definition
shining colored lights to mix
Term
color temperature is measured in
Definition
Kelvin(K) Degrees
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encoding a message involves what?
Definition
film stock(b&w or color), colortemperature(whiteness=3200k)
Term
director of photography/cinematographer
Definition
the person who controls the looks of the film by lighting and camera operation
Term
hollywood style
Definition
story and stars
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3 functions of color
Definition
informational(tell more of a story), compositional(balance of colors), expressive(adding personal statement)
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inscapes
Definition
internal events of a story
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