media studies

2. time and space in which a story takes place
4. a transitional device in which a shot fades out to a black, white, or color screen, or vice versa
8. the aspect of composition that takes into account everything that moves on the screen
11. a movement of the camera that adjusts or alters the composition or point of view of a shot
15. a cut that preserves continuity between two shots
16. sound a form of diegetic sound that emanates from a source that we both see and hear
17. transformation process by which a particular genre is adapted to meet changing expectations of a changing society
18. the faithfulness or unfaithfulness of a sound to its source
19. the process by which the editor combines and coordinates individual shots into a cinematic whole; the basic creative force of cinema
21. on a camera, the little window that the cameraperson looks through when taking a picture
23. sense of superiority to the subject
25. actual physical relationships among figures and settings
26. the organization, distribution, balance, and general relationship of stationary objects and

1. movie nonfiction film that presents the filmmaker’s perspective on actuality
3. shots usually the first shot of a new scene, designed to show the audience where the action is taking place
5. sound a form of sound, either diegetic or nondiegetic, that derives from a source we do not see
6. language the accepted systems, methods, or conventions by which movies communicate with the viewer
7. slow movement of the camera toward a subject, making the subject appear larger and more significant
9. a shot that is made with the camera above the action and that typically implies the
10. arranges distribution, promotion, and marketing of the film
12. conventions aspects of storytelling such as recurring themes and situations, setting, character types, story formula, as well as aspects of presentation
13. meaning an association, connection, or inference that a viewer makes based on the given story and form of a film
14. the process by which the look of the settings, props, lighting, and actors is determined
20. a shot in which two characters appear; ordinarily a medium shot or medium long shot
22. a device in which the action cuts from the narrative present to a past event
24. within the frame