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  2. Glossary of motion picture terms - Wikipedia

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    The deliberate use of certain lighting characteristics in a scene or even an entire film in order to provoke a particular state of mind or feeling in the viewer. MOS motion picture. Also called a film or movie. motion picture content rating system movement mechanism movie camera multiple-camera setup multiple exposure

  3. Motifs in the James Bond film series - Wikipedia

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    A contemporary artist usually sings during the title sequence and an instrumental version of the main track may also be featured as a leitmotif during the film, which repeats in various moods. [34] Writing for Rolling Stone , Andy Greene says that "James Bond title songs, as a rule, have the name of the movie in the chorus," though he notes ...

  4. Backstory - Wikipedia

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    A character's memory plays a role for conveying backstory, as it allows a fiction-writer to bring forth information from earlier in the story or from before the beginning of the story. Although recollection is not widely recognized as a distinct fiction-writing mode, recollection is commonly used by authors of fiction.

  5. 20 Popular Movies You Didn't Know Were Based on Books - AOL

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    The movie Freedom Writers takes it one step further, not only is the film based on a book, titled, The Freedom Writers Diary, but the book is a biography written by teacher Erin Gruwell and her ...

  6. Leitmotif - Wikipedia

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    The use of characteristic, short, recurring motifs in orchestral music can be traced back to the early seventeenth century, such as L'Orfeo by Monteverdi.In French opera of the late eighteenth century (such as the works of Gluck, Grétry and Méhul), "reminiscence motif" can be identified, which may recur at a significant juncture in the plot to establish an association with earlier events.

  7. Gaslight (1944 film) - Wikipedia

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    Film critic Manny Farber, writing in The New Republic registered this appraisal of Bergman’s performance: A lot of the credit for the quality of [the picture] is due to Miss Bergman, who is able to strike variations of hysteria, perplexity or love that make actually static episodes seem adequately flexible and meaningful…she is one of the ...

  8. 13 movies that are better than the book they’re based on - AOL

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    Lauren Weisberger’s novel, based on the author’s stint as a PA to Vogue editor Anna Wintour, became a publishing sensation upon its release in 2003; its white cover adorned with a huge red ...

  9. Film semiotics - Wikipedia

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    Film semiotics is the study of sign process , or any form of activity, conduct, or any process that involves signs, including the production of meaning, as these signs pertain to moving pictures. Film semiotics is used for the interpretation of many art forms, often including abstract art .