Film 20

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.

180-Degree Rule

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

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.

Eyeline Match

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

Psychologically Defined Characters

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

Causal Relationships

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

Dialectical Montage

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

Realism in Photography and Cinema

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

Close-Up

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

Oppositional Gaze

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

Imperfect Cinema

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

Counter-Cinema

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

Imagined Communities

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

Technological Reproducibility

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