Looking at Movies Chapter 5 terms

The process by which the look of the settings, props, lighting, and actors is determined

The environment in which the narrative takes place.

The organization, distribution, balance, and general relationship of the actors and objects within the space of each shot.

The border between what the filmmakerwants us to see and everything else

What we see on the screen

What moves on the screen

Any significant things that move on the screen--people, animals objects

Cinematic space that exists inside the frame.

Space outside the frame

A frame around a motion-picture image that, theoretically, characters and objects can enter and leave.

An approach to framing a shot that implies that neither characters nor objects may enter or leave the frame--rendering them hemmed in and constrained