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Wednesday, 12 August 2020

English Film Language Definitions

 Words that we need to learn before starting to study films.


Body Language - Symbolises what the person is trying to say/showing by identifying body movements.

Costumes - A set of clothing for the characters

Hairstyles - A type of hair for what the character symbolizes as.

Make-up - Cosmetic items that enhance the character’s looks.


Lighting - To set the setting in place by using the right brightness/colour based on the scene.

Props - The items that characters use/set the scene.

Settings - When/where the scene takes place.


Dialogue - The scripts that the characters need to say.

Sounds Effects - Sounds that are added to enhance the scene.

Music - It helps to show the character’s feelings and it is a melody/sound added to the scene to make the set more interesting.

Silence - A scene that there is nothing besides silence to elevate and suspense the occurring event.

Symbols - When you imbue meaning into an object.

Special (FX) Effects - An illusion to make films more defined and realistic in some movies
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What am I learning?
Leaning how to identify visual and sound effects.
How does this work show my learning?
It showed my learning by putting the meanings in my own words.
What am I wondering as a result of this learning?
After what I learnt, I have been wondering the real meaning of music in a film since I have a vage definition for it.

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