Unit+8+Key+Concepts

=Unit 8 Key Concepts=


 * Takes -** A single continuous recorded performance. The term is used in film and music to denote and track the stages of production.


 * Juxtapose -** T o place close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast. An __example__ of juxtaposition is Random Juxtaposition which could be two random objects moving in parallel, intending to stimulate creativity.


 * Reaction Shot -**A shot in which a character or multiple characters react to an action or event. It is a shot which cuts away from the main scene in order to show the reaction of a character to it.


 * Match Action Editing -** A cut in film editing between either two different objects, two different spaces, or two different compositions in which an object in the two shots graphically match, often helping to establish a strong continuity of action and linking the two shots metaphorically.


 * Jump Cut -** A cut in film editing in which two sequential shots of the same subject are taken from camera positions that vary only slightly. This type of edit causes the subject of the shots to appear to "jump" position in a discontinuous way.


 * Real Time -** The actual time during which a process or event occurs: "information updated in real time".


 * Shooting Ratio -** The ratio between what was shot and what ended up in the final cut.


 * Raw Footage -** The original footage that is captured while shooting. Not the edited version


 * Rough Edit -** The first print of a movie after preliminary editing. The first version of a piece of writing.


 * Final Cut -** The final print of a film after all the editing to the film. The version of the film which is shown in theaters after rough edit is fixed is like the rough draft of an essay. it can be subject to change at anytime


 * McGuffin -** In fiction, a MacGuffin (sometimes McGuffin or maguffin) is a plot device in the form of some goal, desired object, or other motivator that the protagonist (and sometimes the antagonist) is willing to do and sacrifice almost anything to pursue, often with little or no narrative explanation as to why it is considered so desirable


 * Dissolve -** The gradual transition from image to another. They will fade out and fade in and are used to describe a transition from a __blank__ image. The dissolve overlaps two shots for the duration of the effect.


 * Parallel Editing -** The ability to make two separate actions happen at the same time. It was innovated by D.W. Griffith and is exclusive to films.


 * Montage -** The production of a fast succession of images in a motion picture to show a collection of ideas.Often contains a series of shots put into a condensed amount of time.


 * Foreshadowing -** A hint that is designed to predict future events and sometime to mislead the audience. Foreshadowing is used in all styles of films, usually predicting further events in the plot.