FILM & TV GLOSSARY
UKFILMNET FILM & TELEVISION PRODUCTION GLOSSARY
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closure | ||
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the degree to which the ending of a narrative film reveals the effects of all the casual events and resolves all lines of action. | ||
close-up | ||
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a framing in which the scale of the object shown is relatively large, most commonly a person's head seen from the neck up, or an object of a comparable size that fills most of the screen. | ||
cinematography | ||
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A general term for all the roles of the cinematographer whose principle task is responsibility for all aspects of the visual look and style of the film. This include the lighting positioning and styles, and camera framing and movement. S/he may also be responsible therefore for the choice of lenses, filters and grip to achieve the creative, narrative and emotional audience response desired by the director. | ||
cinema verite | ||
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a cinema that utilized lightweight equipment, two-person crews (camera and sound), and interview techniques. It is also now often used loosely to refer to any kind of documentary technique. See direct cinema. | ||
cheat cut | ||
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in the continuity editing system, a cut which presents continuous time from shot to shot but which mis-matches the position of figures or objects | ||