Cinema

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Everything physically in front of the camera during shooting
Profilmic
The fictional world of the film
Diegesis
Organisation of visual elements inside the frame
Profilmic
All techniques related to camera work
Cinematography
Assembly of shots to create rhythm, meaning, and narrative flow
Editing
Editing technique that creates the illusion of uninterrupted, coherent time and space
Continuity editing
Mistakes in visual or narrative consistency between shots
Continuity errors
Intentional omission of parts of the story
Ellipsis
Scenes showing earlier or future events in the narrative timeline
Flashback
Meaning created by the juxtaposition of two shots
Montage effect
A single continuous recording between two cuts
Shot
A group of shots forming a meaningful narrative unit
Sequence
One long, uncut shot representing an entire scene
Sequence shot
A single attempt at filming a shot
Take
A shot that lasts a long time without cutting
Long take
Instant transition from one shot to the next
Cut
Back-and-forth framing of two characters during dialogue
Shot / Reverse shot
Cutting on a visual, thematic, or movement similarity
Match cut
Abrupt, discontinuous cut that disrupts time or space
Jump cut
Alternating shots between different places or actions happening simultaneously
Cross-cutting
A wide shot that introduces the setting
Establishing shot
Shot tightly framing a face or object
Close-up
The whole body + environment in the frame
Wide shot
All planes (foreground/background) are in sharp focus
Deep focus
Only one plane is sharp, the rest blurred
Shallow focus
Camera above the subject (makes them weaker)
High angle
Camera below the subject (gives power, threat)
Low angle
Tilted horizon suggesting imbalance/chaos
Dutch angle
Camera shows what a character sees
POV shot
Frame showing the back of one character, used in dialogue
Over-the-shoulder shot
Relation between spectator knowledge and character knowledge (internal, zero, external)
Focalization
The way the film tells the story (objective, subjective, restricted, omniscient)
Narration
Relationship between camera vision and character vision (subjective vs objective)
Ocularization
Relationship between what characters hear and what spectators hear
Auricularization
Invisible editing that smoothly “stitches” shots together and positions the viewer
Suture
Visible break of continuity (jump cuts, direct address)
Rupture
Techniques that prevent viewer immersion and encourage critical distance
Brechtian effect
One event shown through contradictory viewpoints
Rashomon effect
Omitting information a character should have noticed
Paralipsis
Use of images/objects to convey deeper meanings
Symbolism
Mix of the comic and the horrific; exaggeration, distortion
Grotesque
Sound existing inside the film’s world
Diegetic
Diegetic sound coming from outside the frame
Off-screen sound
External sound (music score, narrator)
Non-diegetic sound
Narrator speaking over the visual track
Voice-over
Sound continuing across a cut
Sound bridge
The way sound modifies our interpretation of images
Audio-vision
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