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Editing

Editing Terminology  Transition: How a shot goes from one to another Continuity editing: One of the most common forms of editing, continuity devices are used to make the edit smooth so as not to distract the viewer from the narrative. Axis Match: The angle of the camera remains the same shot to shot. Cross cut/Parallel cut:  Editing that alternates between two or more scenes happening at the same time. Direction Match: The direction of a person or object is consistent across the cut. Dissolve:   Shot A gradually fades and is replaced with shot B with a momentary superimposition of both shots. Duration and pacing: The length and rhythm of shots. Long Take:  Shot that continue for a long time - could be a tracking shot that follows characters or could just be a shot that doesn't end for 40 seconds. Eye-Line Match:  A cut where characters appear to look at each other because of the direction of their glances. Fade In: A gradual lightening of t...

Film Genres

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Thursday 14th November 2018 LO: To explore the concept of film genre Film Genres: Horror Comedy Romance Adventure Rom-Com Sci-Fi Mystery Action Thriller Psychological Thriller Comedy Q2 Grown Ups Ted Dumb And Dumber Identity Thief Central Intelligence  Jumanji Bay Watch Pixels Mean Girls School Of Rock Just Go With It Paddington Ace Ventura Detective Drop Dead Fred  Evan Almighty  Scary Movie Bad Education Genre Research Q2 Mark Waters-Mean Girls Tom Shadyac- Ace Ventura Dennis Dugan- Grown Ups Q3 Jim Carrey Adam Sandler Michelle Gomez Q4 Q5 All these posters have the (1 or more) main character/s as the centre of the poster. They all have the title and date the movie is released. They all show what the movie is about sort off and shows a situation. Q6 I think that teenagers would prefer Dark Comedy because teenagers like comedy but also horror so it is a mix of both genres so its enjoyable. Q7 The top 5 ingre...

Sound

Sound Terminology in film.  Non-Diegetic  Title Music: Theme tunes (connote genre/TV drama). Score/incidental music: Orchestral music used to connote tone/atmosphere. Sound Motifs:Sounds associated with certain characters (often like a villain) that connate something good/bad is about to happen. Sound Effects: Used to connote atmosphere. VoiceOvers: Often used to give the viewer an insight into the thoughts of a character (creating a bond between the audience and character ), set the scene or progress the narrative. Diegetic: Synchronous sound: Sounds that match what you see on screen. Sound Effects: Realistic sounds that match the action on screen creating realism and/or connoting atmosphere. Dialogue: Characters speaking (dialogue progresses the narrative and reveals the characters personality/views to the viewer). Ambient Sound: Natural background sound you would hear if the scene on screen were real - this is vital when creating realism.  ...

Halloween Film Posters

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