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Introducing visual film language, and discussing how editing, cinematography, mise-en-scene, sound and effects work to communicate meaning and emotion to audiences.



Film Language
Meta-Textual Storytelling in Cinema
Posted On August 1, 2020 Paul Laight 0

SPOILERS AHEAD! With the multitude of means of telling stories from video-games, literature, television, plays, songs, poems and of course, cinema, …

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Sound Production for Film
Posted On March 22, 2020 Staff 0

Sound in Film is an extremely broad term and can be broken down into a variety of components: dialogue, music and …

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Understanding (Diegetic and Non-Diegetic) Sound
Posted On September 1, 2015 Shaquilla Alexander 0

Do you know the difference between diegetic and non-diegetic sound? Read our notes for a sound lesson using some of …

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