Film Comedy

the ratio between the horizontal and vertical dimensions of the screen

A detailed view of a person or object. A close up of an actor usually includes only his or her head.

the alteration of shots from two sequences, often in different locales, suggesting that they are taking place at the same time.

the area of the film image that compels the viewers most immediate attention, usually because of a prominent visual contrast.

the dividing line between the edges of the screen image and the enclosing darkness of the theater. Can also refer to a single photograph from the filmstrip.

When the lights for a short derive from the rear of the set, thus throwing the foreground figures into semidarkness or silhouette

The slow fading out of one shot and the gradual fading in of its successor, with a superimposition of images, usually the midpoint

the kind of logic implied between edited shots, their principle of coherence. Cutting to continuity emphasizes smooth transitions between shots, in which time and space are unobtrusively condensed. More complex classical cutting is the linking of shots according to an events psychological as well as logical breakdown. In thematic montage, the continuity is determined by the symbolic association of ideas between shots rather than any literal connection in time and space.

Shots of a subject photographed at a rate slower than twenty-four fps, which, when projected at the standard rate, convey motion that is jerky and slightly comical, seemingly out of control

Strong contrasts between light and dark, usually bold contrasts affecting a whole composition. indicate extreme low-key lighting to create distinct areas of light and darkness in films, especially in black and white films

S a film editing technique associated with the continuity editing system. It is based on the premise that the audience will want to see what the character on-screen is seeing. The eyeline match begins with a character looking at something off-screen, there will then be a cut to the object or person at which he is looking. For example, a man is looking off-screen to his left, and then the film cuts to a television that he is watching.

Is the distance between the nearest and farthest objects in a scene that appear acceptably sharp in an image. Although a lens can precisely focus at only one distance at a time, the decrease in sharpness is gradual on each side of the focused distance, so that within the DOF, the unsharpness is imperceptible under normal viewing conditions.