A type of shot that generally starts a scene and tells the audience where the action will
take place - answer establishing shot
A type of shot that often signifies that a character is in a position of weakness or being
controlled - answer high angle shot
When cutting between two over-the-shoulder shots, you shouldn't break this geometrical
editing law - answer180 degree rule
A type of shot, often used in Aaron Sorkin dramas, that follows the action by moving the
position of the camera forward, backward, or around the subject instead of cutting -
answer tracking/dolly shot
This type of cut, in which a continuous shot is broken into noticeable pieces, draws
attention to the editing process and interrupts the temporal continuity of a scene -
answer jump cut
The the real-life silent film director whose life is fictionalized in Martin Scorsese’s first
digital film, Hugo - answer Georges Melies
In The Truman Show, Truman was continuously thwarted from taking a trip to this locale
through ideological manipulation, physical roadblocks and convoluted plot devices -
answerfiji
While The Help is ostensibly about the lives of domestic workers in the Jim Crow era
South, it is actually told from the point of view of this main character - answerskeeter
In Attack The Block Sam is mugged by Moses and his friends coming home from her
job as this. - answernurse (trainee)
Meaning "everything that it put into the scene," this reminds us that film 'realism' is
created through choices, representations, and constructions. - answermise-en-scene
The dominant set of "assumptions, ideas, and beliefs" at any given time, which is
generally reproduced by film and television - answerhegemony (or hegemonic)
Because film and television shows are consructions that they can be read for meaning,
we refer to them in this class as these - answertexts
A term referring to ways in which films or television 'hail' an audience and teach about
their roles in society - answer__
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