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Film terms of the…week
Well, as predicted, this has not exactly been a weekly update, but there are a few terms we’ve been throwing around a lot specific to the animation process, and I think it’s high time we d… more →
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Why is it Called a Trailer?
wrote 3 months ago: Trailers are advertisements or promotional movie clips for upcoming movies, but they are shown befor … more →
Excuse me, But I Speak Jive.
wrote 5 months ago: Mise-en-Scene in Sleepy Hollow. Before we get too far with this film history thing, The Monkey thoug … more →
Film terms of the...week
wrote 2 years ago: Well, as predicted, this has not exactly been a weekly update, but there are a few terms we’ve … more →
Film terms of the week
wrote 2 years ago: This week we have some audio terms that have come up in discussions and in the planning process of o … more →
Film terms of the week!
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wrote 2 years ago: I doubt this will really be weekly but…I thought these were interesting. Animatics A video com … more →
Mumblecore
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wrote 2 years ago: Mumblecore is a trendy term for ultra-low budget independent films by and about twentysomethings. J … more →
Wordsearch - Deb's Favourite Film Terms
wrote 2 years ago: There are some really great film terms out there! For a bit of fun, here’s a wordsearch of som … more →
Wednesday's Word #2: Scream Queen
wrote 2 years ago: This week’s word is more horror-oriented, and has less to do with film criticism, theory, or p … more →
Wednesday's Word #1
wrote 2 years ago: In order to broaden the discussion on this site, I’ve decided to include segments from time to … more →
Production techniques in visual texts
wrote 3 years ago: In the recent exams many of you chose the production techniques question when writing about film. So … more →
Film Terms
wrote 3 years ago: Go here to find a useful site on film terms. … more →
Film Terminology for Visual Texts
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wrote 4 years ago: I am reading a lot of essays on the visual texts at the moment and some of you are still confused ab … more →
Basic Film Techniques: Match-Cut
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wrote 4 years ago: A mach-cut is a cut between two shots which match graphically. This match establishes a sense of con … more →
Basic Film Techniques: The Kuleshov Effect
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wrote 4 years ago: In order to proceed with basic film techniques I felt that a short exposition on the ‘Kuleshov … more →
