Richard Wagner
-German opera composer whose music has been used in many films
-Ideas of leitmotif, Gesamtkunstwerk
-Developed many characteristics of postromantic music
Auteur
A single person in control of all artistic aspects
Gesamtkunstwerk
-The total artwork
-Created by Wagner
Leitmotif
-A German term associted with Wagner
-Designated a recurring theme linking with some aspect of the movie
Plot
The order and structure of a story
Casual Plot
A story in which each incident leads to the next
Episodic Plot
A story in which events are loosely connected and not cause and effect
Flashback
A cut backwards in time
Linear
Told in chronological sequence
Nonlinear
Not told in sequence
Epic Story
Long story that treats an entire life, region, or time period
Protagonist
The good guy
Antagonist
The bad guy
Setting
Where and when the film takes place
Period Film
Historical film
Genre
Category of a film based on plot, form, or content
Cinematography
Photography with moving pictures
Mise-en-scene
The visual elements of a film (scenery, lighting, costumes)
POV
What view you see the movie from
Omniscient POV
All seeing eye
Subjective POV
Point of view of one character
Postproduction
The phase of filmmaking that occurs after the film has been shot
Editing
Shot
Cut
The connection between shots
-Narrative cut
-Joins different times
-Crosscut
Crosscut
Moves quickly between two or more related events
Montage
Quick cutting of images that are related in some manner