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Antirealism
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A treatment that is against or the opposite of realism. However, realism and antirealism (like realism and fantasy) are not strict polarities.
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Apparent motion
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The movie projector's tricking us into perceiving separate images as one continuous image rather than a series of jerky movements. Apparent motion is the result of such factors as the phi phenomenon and critical flicker fusion.
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Cel
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A transparent sheet of celluloid or similar plastic on which drawings or lettering may be made for use in animation or titles.
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Content
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The subject of an artwork. Compare form.
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Critical flicker fusion
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A phenomenon that occurs when a single light flickers on and off with such speed that the individual pulses of light fuse together to give the illusion of continuous light. See also apparent motion.
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Editing
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The process by which the editor combines and coordinates individual shots into a cinematic whole; the basic creative force of cinema.
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Form
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The means by which a subject is expressed. The form for poetry is words; for drama, it is speech and action; for movies, it is pictures and sound; and so on. Compare content.
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Freeze-frame
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Also known as stop-frame or holdframe. A still image within a movie, created by repetitive printing in the laboratory of the same
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Mediation
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An agent, structure, or other formal element, whether human or technological, that transfers something, such as information in the case of movies, from one place to another.
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Narrative
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A cinematic structure in which content is selected and arranged in a cause-and-effect sequence of events occurring over time.
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Overlap editing
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An editing technique that expands viewing time and adds emphasis to an action or moment by repeating it several times in rapid succession.
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Persistence of vision
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The process by which the human brain retains an image for a fraction of a second longer than the eye records it.
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Phi phenomenon
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The illusion of movement created by events that succeed each other rapidly, as when two adjacent lights flash on and off alternately and we seem to see a single light shifting back and forth. See also apparent motion.
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Realism
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An interest in or concern for the actual or real; a tendency to view or represent things as they really are. Compare antirealism.
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Scene
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A complete unit of plot action incorporating one or more shots; the setting of that action.
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