FILM & TV GLOSSARY
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rack focus | ||
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shifts the area of sharp focus from one plane to another during a shot thereby directing the attention of the viewer forcibly from one subject to another. | ||
rapports de production | ||
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In Marxian thought, the relationships in the productive system between producer, distributer, and consumer. | ||
rate | ||
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in shooting, the number of frames exposed per second; in projection, the number of frames thrown on the screen per second. If the two are same, the speed of action appears normal while a disparity will create slow or fast motion. The standard rate in sound cinema is 24 frames per second for both shooting and projection (for silent film, it used to be between 16 and 18 frames per second.) | ||
re-establishing shot | ||
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a return to a view of an entire space after a series of closer shots following the establishing shot. | ||
reaction shot | ||
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