Macs 100 Midterm 1
film from - answer structure or shape of the cinematic medium; encompasses aspects of
literary design, visual design, cinematography, editing and sound
content - answer what a work of art or cultural artifact is about. Expressed through form
and style
form - answer how the content of a work is expressed, the shape that it takes
visual design - answer one of the five formal axes of cinema, encompassing aspects of
sets and props, costume, makeup, lighting, blocking, and color
cinematography - answer one of the five formal axes of cinema encompassing aspects
of film stock lens choice camera speed framing and camera movement
editing - answer one of the five formal axes of film form; the cutting and pasting together
of individual shots in order to create a feeling or idea, or tell a story
sound design - answerone of the five formal axes of cinema , encompassing all auditory
stimuli that accompany the visual part of film
literary design - answerone of the five formal axes of cinema; encompasses all aspects
of a production that have been scripted including character setting dialog theme and title
mise-en-scene - answerformal axes of film having to do with visual design and framing
shot - answerbasic building block of cinema; one uninterrupted run of film through the
camera. Shots are then combined via editing to create meaning or tell a story.
montage - answerediting
stereotypes - answeroversimplified images of a person
minority groups - answergroups who may be underprivileged and marginal to dominant
culture because they are perceived as being fewer in number or less in power.
ideology - answersystematic body of concepts that expresses values and beliefs,
especially about human lives and cultures. Ideology is conveyed though speech, sound,
image, and all cultural texts
,dominant ideology - answerpervasive and often unremarked-upon set of assumptions
and beliefs that structure any given group or culture. The dominant ideology of Western
culture is white patriarchal heterosexual capitalism.
white patriarchal capitalism - answerdominant ideology of the western world; suggests
that heterosexual caucasian males and gaining wealth are the most important things in
the world
open market economy - answerstate of business affairs in which companies are free to
compete without governmental regulation or interference.
communism - answereconomic system in which the government controls and distributes
material wealth equitably among all of society's members
socialism - answereconomic and ideological system which balances governmental
regulation of industry, equitable distribution of basic human resources and free market
enterprise
hegemony - answerfluctuating state of dominant ideology; also, the ongoing struggle to
gain the consent of the people to a system that would govern them
hegemonic negotiation - answertheory of how culture changes as opposing ideas are
encountered by the dominant ideology. The critical charge of an opposing idea is often
softened or negated as it is incorporated within the dominant ideology.
repressive state apparatuses - answersocial forces such as armies, wars, police forces,
and terrorism that exert social control through violence and/or the threat of violence
Jim Crow Laws - answerracist laws that until the mid-twentieth century segregated white
people from black people in housing, jobs, and public accomodations
institutionalized discrimination - answerwhen bias is embedded in social structures such
as schools, government, business, or the media
ideological state apparatuses - answersocial institutions that support an ideology
through education and example rather than through overt coercion
internalizing ideology - answermaking ideas and beliefs about things that circulate in
culture and society one's own ideas beliefs
internalized discrimination - answerwhen negative concepts about a race gender class
or sexuality are felt by members of those groups to be true. Such a process may be
ego-destructive, that is, damaging to one's sense of self
, ego-destructive - answertype of discrimination wherein individuals internalize negative
self concept from culture and judge themselves less worthy than other members of
society
culture - answercharacteristic features, behaviors, and artifacts of a group of people
high art - answeraspects of culture that are thought to be tasteful and edifying like ballet
or opera
low art - answercultural artifacts generally thought to be trashy or a bad influence on
people like porn comic books and rock music
commodification - answerprocess under capitalism whereby an idea or a thing is turned
into a marketable good
incorporation - answerabsorption or assimilation of a subcultural style or artifact into the
dominant culture
cultural studies - answerbroad area of research and theory that attempts to explain how
culture works in relation to history, economics, diversity etc.
cultural artifact - answerany text produced and the decoded by a reader
text - answerany cultural artifact that can be decoded by a reader
image studies - answeraspect of cultural studies; research that explores the ways and
means people and things are represented in media systems
representation - answerprocess of presenting an image of something in order to
communicate ideas or tell a story
representational systems - answermediated systems we use to communicate with one
another, such as language, art, literature, movies, TV, and the Internet
encoding - answerprocess by which the producers of a cultural artifact place bot
conscious and unconscious meanings into a text
decoding - answerprocess by which a reader makes sense of a text; dependent upon
the reader's own social and historical positioning as well as on how the text has been
encoded by its producers
auteur studies - answerexamining the work of a particular film artist. According to auteur
theory, a director often encodes consistent stylistic and thematic meanings into all of his
or her films.
film from - answer structure or shape of the cinematic medium; encompasses aspects of
literary design, visual design, cinematography, editing and sound
content - answer what a work of art or cultural artifact is about. Expressed through form
and style
form - answer how the content of a work is expressed, the shape that it takes
visual design - answer one of the five formal axes of cinema, encompassing aspects of
sets and props, costume, makeup, lighting, blocking, and color
cinematography - answer one of the five formal axes of cinema encompassing aspects
of film stock lens choice camera speed framing and camera movement
editing - answer one of the five formal axes of film form; the cutting and pasting together
of individual shots in order to create a feeling or idea, or tell a story
sound design - answerone of the five formal axes of cinema , encompassing all auditory
stimuli that accompany the visual part of film
literary design - answerone of the five formal axes of cinema; encompasses all aspects
of a production that have been scripted including character setting dialog theme and title
mise-en-scene - answerformal axes of film having to do with visual design and framing
shot - answerbasic building block of cinema; one uninterrupted run of film through the
camera. Shots are then combined via editing to create meaning or tell a story.
montage - answerediting
stereotypes - answeroversimplified images of a person
minority groups - answergroups who may be underprivileged and marginal to dominant
culture because they are perceived as being fewer in number or less in power.
ideology - answersystematic body of concepts that expresses values and beliefs,
especially about human lives and cultures. Ideology is conveyed though speech, sound,
image, and all cultural texts
,dominant ideology - answerpervasive and often unremarked-upon set of assumptions
and beliefs that structure any given group or culture. The dominant ideology of Western
culture is white patriarchal heterosexual capitalism.
white patriarchal capitalism - answerdominant ideology of the western world; suggests
that heterosexual caucasian males and gaining wealth are the most important things in
the world
open market economy - answerstate of business affairs in which companies are free to
compete without governmental regulation or interference.
communism - answereconomic system in which the government controls and distributes
material wealth equitably among all of society's members
socialism - answereconomic and ideological system which balances governmental
regulation of industry, equitable distribution of basic human resources and free market
enterprise
hegemony - answerfluctuating state of dominant ideology; also, the ongoing struggle to
gain the consent of the people to a system that would govern them
hegemonic negotiation - answertheory of how culture changes as opposing ideas are
encountered by the dominant ideology. The critical charge of an opposing idea is often
softened or negated as it is incorporated within the dominant ideology.
repressive state apparatuses - answersocial forces such as armies, wars, police forces,
and terrorism that exert social control through violence and/or the threat of violence
Jim Crow Laws - answerracist laws that until the mid-twentieth century segregated white
people from black people in housing, jobs, and public accomodations
institutionalized discrimination - answerwhen bias is embedded in social structures such
as schools, government, business, or the media
ideological state apparatuses - answersocial institutions that support an ideology
through education and example rather than through overt coercion
internalizing ideology - answermaking ideas and beliefs about things that circulate in
culture and society one's own ideas beliefs
internalized discrimination - answerwhen negative concepts about a race gender class
or sexuality are felt by members of those groups to be true. Such a process may be
ego-destructive, that is, damaging to one's sense of self
, ego-destructive - answertype of discrimination wherein individuals internalize negative
self concept from culture and judge themselves less worthy than other members of
society
culture - answercharacteristic features, behaviors, and artifacts of a group of people
high art - answeraspects of culture that are thought to be tasteful and edifying like ballet
or opera
low art - answercultural artifacts generally thought to be trashy or a bad influence on
people like porn comic books and rock music
commodification - answerprocess under capitalism whereby an idea or a thing is turned
into a marketable good
incorporation - answerabsorption or assimilation of a subcultural style or artifact into the
dominant culture
cultural studies - answerbroad area of research and theory that attempts to explain how
culture works in relation to history, economics, diversity etc.
cultural artifact - answerany text produced and the decoded by a reader
text - answerany cultural artifact that can be decoded by a reader
image studies - answeraspect of cultural studies; research that explores the ways and
means people and things are represented in media systems
representation - answerprocess of presenting an image of something in order to
communicate ideas or tell a story
representational systems - answermediated systems we use to communicate with one
another, such as language, art, literature, movies, TV, and the Internet
encoding - answerprocess by which the producers of a cultural artifact place bot
conscious and unconscious meanings into a text
decoding - answerprocess by which a reader makes sense of a text; dependent upon
the reader's own social and historical positioning as well as on how the text has been
encoded by its producers
auteur studies - answerexamining the work of a particular film artist. According to auteur
theory, a director often encodes consistent stylistic and thematic meanings into all of his
or her films.
