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Mise-en-scène (French pronunciation: [miz ɑ̃ sɛn] ⓘ; English: "placing on stage" or "what is put into the scene") is the stage design and arrangement of actors in scenes for a theatre or film production, [1] both in the visual arts through storyboarding, visual themes, and cinematography and in narrative-storytelling through directions.
The Zone System is a photographic technique for determining optimal film exposure and development, formulated by Ansel Adams and Fred Archer. [1] Adams described the Zone System as "[...] not an invention of mine; it is a codification of the principles of sensitometry, worked out by Fred Archer and myself at the Art Center School in Los Angeles, around 1939–40."
The audience directly faces the stage—which is typically raised several feet above front row audience level—and views only one side of the scene. This one side is commonly known as the invisible fourth wall of the scene. The proscenium arch evolved from the proskenium in Ancient Greek theaters.
A scene or sequence inserted into a scene set in the narrative present that images some event set in the past. Flash forward A scene or sequence inserted into a scene set in the narrative present that images some event set in the future. Focus The optical clarity or precision of an image relative to normal human vision.
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For example, the sound of approaching cars in an interior shot alerts the viewer that the next scene will most likely involve traffic or take place outside. A jump cut is a cut, within the setting and time frame of a scene, where continuity is visibly broken. Though a mistake in many cases, it can also be used for dramatic effect.
The central visual element, known as element of design, formal element, or element of art, constitute the vocabulary with which the visual artist compose. These elements in the overall design usually relate to each other and to the whole art work. The elements of design are: Line — the visual path that enables the eye to move within the piece
The visual weight and the balance of a figure inserted in an image can be determined using the lightness of the figure, the lightness of the ground and their sizes and positions interactions in the composition visual. We establish that an image is totally balanced when the resultant force is located in the geometric center of the image.