RTV Media Techniques EXAM 2

Practice vocabulary flashcards for RTV Media Techniques Exam 2 covering line, shape, tone, documentary forms, point-of-view, and visual motifs in film.

Straight Lines

Lines associated with structure and directness, but specifically not associated with being indirect.

Reflective Control

The control of tone and reflectance that is placed in the hands of the art director and costume designer.

Incident Control

The amount of light or shadow falling on objects.

Coincidence of Tone

A tonal lighting relationship where the subject is clearly revealed and identified through tone.

Tone Coincidence Determination

The technique used to determine if a shot has coincidence or non-coincidence of tone by identifying the subject.

Point of View (POV)

The main clue to choosing visual components that allows you to know how to communicate emotions.

TV Commercial POV

A medium that always employs a strong point-of-view because a product makes you socially desirable, a product alleviates a problem, and the short length means visual intensity can be used throughout.

Documentary Types

The three primary classifications of documentary film: found, controlled, and uncontrolled.

Non-coincidence of Tone in "Goonies"

A visual technique where the subject is obscured by shadow, exemplified by the two girls chatting pre-kiss and the kissing scene.

Uncontrolled Documentary Control

The realization of visual and structural control in an uncontrolled documentary, which is achieved in the editing room.

Four Approaches to Choosing Visual Components

The four fundamental methods used to select visual elements: instinctual, arbitrary, observational, and emotional.

Researched Approach

A systematic method for selecting visual components that involves watching old movies, using art books, drawings, and paintings, or hiring an artist to draw conceptual renderings.

Uncontrolled Documentary Stable Element

In an uncontrolled documentary, the point-of-view serves as the one stable thing.

Instinctual Method

An approach to choosing visual components that creators must be wary of because instincts can be unreliable.

Arbitrary Choice

An approach for selecting visual components that is helpful because it helps you get past indecision.

Author's Point of View Clue

A key method for discovering an author's perspective by understanding your emotional reaction to the story.

Tonal Contrast

The visual difference in brightness values that allows us to see lines.

Edge

A type of line created by a shadow cast onto a 2D surface.

Contour

The apparent line around the border of 3D objects.

Closure

A visual phenomenon where primary points of interest cause the viewer to add imaginary lines.

Intersection of Planes

The line formed when two planes meet.

Axis

An invisible line that runs through objects.

Cylinder Axis

A specific geometric form characterized by having a clearly defined axis.

Circular Shapes

Geometric rounded forms that are associated with non-linear traits, but are not associated with being fuzzy.

Circular Lines

Curved line qualities that are associated with organic flow, but are not associated with being synthetic.

Linear Motif

The foundational line construction revealed by reducing a picture to its basic lines.

Squinting Technique

A visual observation method that helps reveal linear motif because it eliminates details.

Orientation (Line)

The angle or position of lines created by non-moving, stationary objects.

Basic 3D Shapes Classification

Standard three-dimensional geometric volumes, which exclude the cylinder.

Maximum Contrast of Line Orientation

The greatest possible contrast in stationary line angles, created exclusively by pairing horizontal and diagonal lines.

Direction (Line)

The angle or position of lines created by moving objects.

Linear Motif of "The Shining" Hotel Interior

The visual environment of the Overlook Hotel interior, which is characterized by squares and rectangles.

Affinity of Line Direction

A visual consistency of movement that occurs when two or more objects move in the same direction.

Affinity of Line Quality in "Kill Bill"

A visual similarity of line types seen between the stripes of a sweater and the bars of nearby objects.

Incident Control Tone Contrast in "Trouble Every Day"

High tonal contrast from incident lighting demonstrated by lights shining on water and the view of Denver from the plane.

New Latin America Cinema

A filmmaking movement spanning the 1960s to 1980s featuring politically involved filmmakers who showed political action and choice.

Quality (Line)

The fundamental property of a line referring to it being straight or circular.

Horizontal Lines

Lines that possess distinct emotional associations, but are not associated with calm, simple, or weak.

Vertical Lines

Upright structural lines that are described by various traits, but are not described as aggressive.

Diagonal Lines

Dynamic angled lines whose associations specifically exclude aggression, movement, and conflict.

Latin American Cinema Resolutions

The programmatic ending style in Latin American Cinema characterized by a call to action.

Ambiguous Space in "Trouble Every Day"

Disorienting spatial depth showcased specifically during the car kissing scene.

Contrast of Line Quality in "Kill Bill"

The juxtaposition of straight and curved lines visible in the doorway archway.

Living Room Visual Conflict in "The Shining"

The visual expression of conflict in the living room represented through strewn-about books and contrasting lines.

2D Shape Intensity

The comparative intensity of two-dimensional shapes, where the circle has the least intensity and the triangle has the most.

Triangular Shapes

High-energy three-sided shapes associated with visual tension, but not associated with death.

Maximum Contrast of Six Shapes

The greatest shape opposition when considering all six basic shapes as a group, which is created by a circle and a pyramid.

Exposition of "The Shining"

The opening sequence of Stanley Kubrick's film made unique through its use of a canted angle.

Line Revealing and Hiding

The visual rule stating that any line can be revealed or hidden depending on its tonal relationship with the background.