theory that deals with the effect of a work of art rather than its creation.

a term used in literary criticism to suggest that it is an error to judge a work of art on the basis of its results, especially its emotional effect

a cue for suggesting represented depth in the image by presenting objects in the distance less distinctly than those in the foreground

an old term for documentaries

a term for standardised shape of film frame established by the Academy of Motion Pictures and Arts and Sciences. In the original ratio, the frame was 1 1/3 times as wide as it was high (1.33:1); later the width was normalized at 1.85 times the height(1.85:1)