FILM 1000 Midterm: Film 1000 Midterm Review.docx
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Elliptical editing: when the passage of time has happened in editing but it hasn t been implied. Directional flow: refers to graphic patterns set up in frame/by camera movement (all action follows same direction) Style: the repeated uses of film techniques/ to group certain films together. Technique: any aspect of the film medium that can be chosen or manipulated. Stylistic system: a pattern and significant use of techniques through which meaning is organized in a film. How any part of the technique is manipulated in order to create meaning/illicit a response from the audience. Running time: the complete length of a film from start to finish including credits. Protagonist: the character who is the focus of the film. Avant garde plays with conventions of a film (taking what we usually expect and flipping it on its head) vivra sa vie -> attempting to reach an audience to relay their personal perception.