What is The Society for Cinema and Media Studies? The Society for Cinema and Media Studies represents one of the top organizations for scholarly study of film, television and related media in the United States. They are dedicated to the promotion of film understanding and media research. Through teaching that […]
What Does Continuity Mean in a Script? Continuity errors are some of the most common mistakes to occur when producing a film. But they’re also some of the simplest to prevent. Especially when a continuity script is incorporated into the motion picture production process. The script supervisor, responsible for script […]
What is Vertical Integration in Film? In business, the term vertical integration is frequently used to describe businesses in which two or more stages of production usually operated by separate individually-owned companies are instead owned and operated by the same parent company to provide economies of scale. The term vertical integration […]
What is Transnational Cinema? A relatively new scholarly interest group which is devoted to the study of films which push beyond the boundaries of a particular nationality to include the competing theories or tendencies of more than one single nation or conceptual approach. Transnational Cinemas were proposed in November 2012 […]
What is Third Cinema? Various film theories and study styles exist to guide the representation of film projects and how they are studied. In fact, throughout the film industry there are many different styles and studies of film movements and aesthetics including third cinema. But what is Third Cinema in […]
How Does an Audience Process Visual and Sound Elements in a Film? The use of visuals and sound paired together on screen has the power to evoke strong emotional responses and deep connections among the audience. Although audience perception and processing of film elements can vary greatly based on many […]
Match on Action: A Film Definition and Editing Technique Audiences love to see films that have a lot of action and great transitions between scenes. But connecting these scenes in a way that allows for the most cohesive and seamless transition can be challenging. Filmmakers frequently use the match cut, […]
What is Mickey Mousing in Film Music? In the film industry there are always unique terms that describe various techniques and traditions that’re evolving over many years of film creation. The term “Mickey Mousing” is one in use in a variety of scenarios. To describe a particular technique of synchronizing […]
The Miniature Effect: Using Miniature Models in Film to Create the Impossible Have you ever watched a film and wondered how the filmmaker managed to produce such an amazing scene? While filmmakers have long been masters of creating illusion and imaginary images on screen. There are just some scenes that […]
What is Naturalistic Acting in Film? Frequently the result of improvising, naturalistic acting in film captures a natural style in which the audience senses that what is taking place within the film is real or otherwise unrehearsed. Naturalistic acting can be of use in a variety of different settings or […]
