· Mediation involves the process of constructing, interpreting and editing material in accordance with the requirements of the chosen medium of communication.
Diegetic Sound: sound generated within a film narrative.
· Non-Diegetic sound is outside the narrative such as an orchestra playing rousing music during a battle scene.
Verisimilitude: seeming to be like or to be connected to the real.
· The term is important in many media genres because it determines the level of audience engagement and willingness to engage in suspension of disbelief.
Iconography: the distinguishing elements, in terms of props and visual details, which characterise a genre.
Indexical sign: signs where the signifier is caused by the signified (the meaning that is applied) e.g. smoke signifies fire.
Symbolism: Words that signify something e.g. Starbucks and coffee.
Ambient sound: Background sounds e.g. birds
- Foley-artificial
- Natural-real
Diegetic sounds: on screen sound
Non-diegetic sounds: off screen sound
Dialogue:Speech
Parallel sound: sound that fits the action/scene
Contraparallel sound: sound that doesn't fit what is on screen
Voice-over: Would be dialogue if it was spoken within the frame.
Aerial Shot-A shot taken from a crane, plane, or helicopter. Not necessarily a moving shot.
Backlighting-The main source of light is behind the subject, silhouetting it, and directed toward the camera.
Bridging Shot-A shot used to cover a jump in time or place or other discontinuity. Extreme long shot: A panoramic view of an exterior location photographed from a considerable distance, often as far as a quarter-mile away. May also serve as the establishing shot.
Focus in, focus out: a punctuation device whereby the image gradually comes into focus or goes out of focus.
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