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Mise-en-Scene Literally translated as 'staging in action', it originated in thatre and is used in film to refer to everything that goes into the composition of a shot-framing, movement of the camera and characters, lighting, set design, the visual environment and sound.  Representation Representation is how media products construct and present the content contained in their narratives. This representation may be of individuals (such as celebrities or those society becomes interested in); different groups in society (such as gender, age, national and regional identity)' social issues (such as housing, the treatment of refugees); ideas and values (such as democracy, marriage) etc.  Media products have the power to shape not only audience awareness of these things but their knowledge and understanding of them. This makes media institutions and their products very powerful in terms of influencing society's ideas and attitudes.  Hegemony Newspapers have a vested...

Seamless / Continuity Editing  This is the conventional and traditional form of editing for Hollywood films. It uses establishing shots, shot reverse shots and the 180 degree rule to place the audience in the centre of the action. A sequence should be physically continuous, for example; if someone takes off a jacket in one shot, they should still be wearing it in the next. If the director is representing a chase, the editing should match the action - so it appears that the characters are moving in a certain direction. Continuity helps to advance the narrative and illustrates a verisimilitude for time, location and the action. Continuity means that the performances, action and narrative continues or is continuous from the start of a film to the end. The most common editing technique is the cut . Motivated Editing and Shot // Reverse // Shot Technique  A motivated edit or motivated cut as it is also known, is when the scene cuts to another scene or object that w...

What do editors do? Edwin Porter discovered that cutting shots could create a linear storyline. The use of multiple shots in the same scene creates an emotional impact. See The Great Train Robbery . Editing piques interest in movies - "wouldn't people love to be able to edit their own lives?" A major Hollywood production produces at least two hours worth of filming content.  D.W. Griffith (?) 1912 melodramas were the first to reel an audience in by the use of editing.  The Birth of a Nation includes editing techniques like flashbacks in order to better concentrate audience focus on certain elements of the film.   The "invisible" style of editing worked so well editors were not recognised for their professional talent.  Jimmy Edwards Smith   Today, editors are better recognised, and the relationship between the director and editor is much more emphasised for a film-making process. Today, no one works more intimately with the director than the e...