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Continuity Editing

A system used in film to create a coherent flow of space, time, and action across multiple shots, ensuring viewers can follow the narrative.

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180-Degree Rule

An editing rule that maintains spatial consistency by keeping the camera on one side of an imaginary axis.

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Match on Action

An editing technique where a cut is made while a character is in the middle of an action, ensuring the action continues fluidly.

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Eyeline Match

An editing technique that shows what a character is looking at following a shot of the character looking off-screen.

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Psychologically Defined Characters

Characters in classical Hollywood cinema that have clear goals and face conflicts that drive the plot forward.

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Causal Relationships

A narrative structure based on cause-and-effect relationships, where each event logically follows the previous one.

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Dialectical Montage

The principle of editing that juxtaposes contrasting images to create meaning and elicit emotional responses, as proposed by Sergei Eisenstein.

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Realism in Photography and Cinema

The idea that photography and cinema uniquely capture reality, preserving moments in time with objective connections to the world.

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Close-Up

A cinematic technique that isolates a character's face or an object to reveal deeper emotional and psychological layers.

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Oppositional Gaze

A critical way of viewing developed by Black female spectators to resist and critique misrepresentations in mainstream cinema.

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Imperfect Cinema

A filmmaking approach that prioritizes political engagement over technical perfection, aiming to reflect the struggles of ordinary people.

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Counter-Cinema

Films that break traditional storytelling norms to challenge viewers' perceptions and invite critical engagement.

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Imagined Communities

Benedict Anderson's concept that nations are constructed through shared media and experiences, creating a sense of collective identity.

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Technological Reproducibility

The ability to easily reproduce art through technology, diminishing its aura of uniqueness and shifting art's role toward mass accessibility.