Media Studies - Microfeatures

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Asynchronous Sound
Sound that is out of sync with the visuals.
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Contrapuntal Sound
Sound or music that seems strange in comparison to the scene we see.
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Diegetic Sound
Sounds that you could hear if you were one of the characters as well as the audience
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Non-Diegetic Sound
Sounds that only the audience can hear e.g Soundtrack, voiceover
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High Key Lighting
The lighting in the scene is bright and consistent throughout
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Low Key Lighting
Lighting in the scene is bright in places and shady in others which can provide a negative atmosphere around the scene or character.
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Arc Shot
Moves around subject to show all angles
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Match Cut
Connects two different scenes
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Cutaway Shot
Represents a second action that is happening at the same time
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Jump Cut
An abrupt switch from two shots to make a dramatic point
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Match on action
Two related images are edited together to bring continuity to bring continuity and a smooth action
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Ped shot
Horizontally moving the camera from one side to the other
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Pan shot
Vertically moving the camera from the top to the bottom or vice versa
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Sound bridge
A sound that links two scenes together
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Cutting Rate
Lengthening or shortening the duration of the shots establishes a rhythmic pattern that can complement or contrast with the internal rhythm and content of a scene or sequence
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Sound or music that seems strange in comparison to the scene we see.

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Contrapuntal Sound

Card 3

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Sounds that you could hear if you were one of the characters as well as the audience

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Card 4

Front

Sounds that only the audience can hear e.g Soundtrack, voiceover

Back

Preview of the back of card 4

Card 5

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The lighting in the scene is bright and consistent throughout

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Preview of the back of card 5
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