FILM & TV GLOSSARY
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180-degree system | ||
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the continuity approach to editing which dictates that the camera should stay on one side of the action to ensure consistent spatial relations between objects to the right and left of the frame. The 180-degree line is also called axis of action. | ||
order | ||
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in a narrative film, temporal manipulation of the sequence in which the chronological events of the story are arranged in the plot. | ||
overlap | ||
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a cue for suggesting depth in the film image by placing closer objects partly in front of more distant ones. | ||
overlapping editing | ||
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cuts that repeat part or all of an action, thus expanding its viewing time and plot duration. | ||
pan | ||
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movement of camera from left to right or vice versa on a stationary tripod. On the screen, it produces a mobile framing which scans the space horizontally. Not to be confused with tracking shot. | ||