Comprehensive Glossary of Film and Crime Terminology
Filmmaking Terminology Glossary
- Adaptation
- The process of converting literature or other source material into a script or screenplay for a film.
- Art Director
- The person in charge of the film’s overall visual appearance and aesthetic.
- Camera
- A photographic device that shoots film or records video digitally.
- Character
- A person portrayed in a film.
- Cinematographer
- The person responsible for capturing the film on camera, in charge of lighting and camera work. Also known as the Director of Photography (DP).
- Closed
Advertising Communication System: Elements and Functions
Advertising: Social Communication System
Advertising is a social communication system that utilizes all means of mass communication and applies a set of techniques to create messages with the intent to persuade an audience to carry out an action (e.g., purchasing).
Classification of Advertising
Advertising can be classified into three types using similar techniques but with different purposes:
- Commercial advertising
- Publicity
- Constitutional/Political propaganda
Elements of Marketing Communication
The key
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Analysis of Renaissance and Gothic Masterpieces
San Lorenzo Church (Brunelleschi)
This Quattrocento Renaissance structure belongs to the 15th century. The plan grows from the transept. The church features three naves separated by Corinthian columns, with a dome over the transept. The aisles are covered with hemispherical domes, while the nave has a flat wooden ceiling (tezumbre) decorated with medieval elements (coffers). Lighting is maintained in the side aisles through arches resting on oculi, which
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World War II and Hollywood Cinema
America’s studio system played a significant role during wartime, producing films that both entertained and supported the war effort. Some of the most acclaimed movies, however, came after the war, reflecting on its impact and consequences. Notable examples include:
- The Best Years of Our Lives
- Stalag 17
- From Here to Eternity
- Patton
- Saving Private Ryan
Frank Capra’s Why We Fight series served as powerful propaganda, while Charlie Chaplin’s The Great Dictator offered
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Film Narrative: Storytelling Frameworks
- Narrative form is the organizing storytelling framework of a film.
- The opening scenes of a film, during which a great deal of information about characters and situations is imparted, are known as the exposition.
- The standard pattern that shapes narrative films is the three-act structure.
- The dénouement is a series of events in the third act of the film that resolves the conflicts that have arisen.
- In a film, the exposition usually takes place near the beginning.
Shakespeare & Swift: Tragic Flaws, Satire, Humanism, and Identity
Literary Analysis: Key Themes and Interpretations
Hamlet: Tragic Flaw and Humanism
Hamlet’s Tragic Flaw: Interpretations
- Indecision and Overthinking: Often identified as Hamlet’s primary flaw, leading to delays in avenging his father’s death.
- Goethe’s View: Goethe believed Hamlet is a sensitive and thoughtful character, too delicate and intellectual to handle the burden of revenge. For Goethe, Hamlet’s flaw lies in being overwhelmed by a task too great for his nature.
- Schlegel & Coleridge: Schlegel