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Glossary: FILM & TV GLOSSARY

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plan-sequence (Last edited: Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 5:41 PM)
French term for a scene handled in a single shot, usually a long take; often referring to complex shot including complicated camera movements and actions. Also called sequence shot.

plot (Last edited: Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 5:41 PM)
in a narrative film, all the events that are directly presented in the film, including their causal relations, chronological order, duration, frequency, and spatial locations; as opposed to story, which is the viewer's imaginary construction of all the events in the narrative.

poetic film (Last edited: Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 5:41 PM)
non-narrative film, often experimental. Jonas Mekas' phrase to distinguish New American Cinema from commercial, narrative film.

point-of-view(POV) shot (Last edited: Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 5:41 PM)
a shot taken with the camera placed approximately where the character's eyes would be, representing what the character sees; usually cut in before or after a shot of the character looking.

post synchronization (Last edited: Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 5:41 PM)
the process of adding sound to images after they have been shot and assembled; includes dubbing of voices, inserting diegetic music or sound effects. It is opposite of direct sound