pathos – the persuasive technique that appeals to an audience through emotions

bathos – the sudden appearance of a silly idea or event in a book, movie discussion, etc.. , that is serious in tone

suspense – a state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen

comedy – professional entertainment consisting of jokes and sketches, intended to make an audience laugh

dramatic irony – occurs when the audience knows something that the characters don’t

distancing effect (verfremdung) – the distancing effect is achieved by the way the “artist never acts as if there were a fourth wall besides the three surrounding him … The audience can no longer have the illusion of being the unseen spectator at an event which is really taking place”

postmodern humour – the saturation of slippages and meanings prevent a solid linkage of humorous and serious meaning

iconography – the visual images and symbols used in a work of art or the study or interpretation of these

intertextual referencing – when a text refers to another text by using distinctive, common or recognisable elements of the referenced text

visual motif – visible elements that reoccur in your film to help tell your story

sound motif – a sound effect or combination of sound effects that are associated with a particular character, setting, situation or idea through the film

colour grading – a post-production process common to filmmaking and video editing of altering the appearance of an image for presentation in different environments on different devices

auteur trademarks – a reference (e.g. to an object, a character, or a happening) that is recurrent in the authors work

Realism:

Verisimilitude – The appearance of being true or real, being ‘believable’.

Social Realism – term used by film makers and other forms of artists to aims to draw attention to socio-political conditions of the working class as a way to criticise the power structures behind these conditions. 

Magic Realism – depicts fictional and fantastical events in a mainly realistic tone.

Hyperreality – Inability to distinguish reality from being real or a simulation by inserting artificial parts of reality into a mainly realistic depiction of the world.

Visual style:

Iconography – Visual images and symbols, used in a work of art.

Intertextual Referencing – Implications of another text by using a distinctive, common or recognisable element of the referenced text.

Visual / Sound Motifs – A dominant or reoccurring image, design or sound.

colour grading – Post-production process of altering the appearance of film or photos.

Auteur Trademarks – A certain style of art linked to its certain author.

Tone:

Pathos – A quality that evokes pity or sadness.

Bathos – An effect of anti-climax after an presumed artistic greatness.

Suspense – An effect of excitement or anxiety of what may happen.

Comedy – An effect of something that will make you laugh or intended to.

Dramatic Irony – A literary device which uses the audiences understanding of events which surpasses the characters knowledge.

Distancing Effect (Verfremdung) – Makes what seems familiar strange.

Postmodern Humour – Humour linked to serious meanings

realism

verisimilitude – the appearance of being true or real.

social realism – the realistic depiction in art of contemporary life, as a means of social or political comment.

magic realism – a literary or artistic genre in which realistic narrative and naturalistic technique are combined with surreal elements of dream or fantasy.

hyperreality – a distorted reality or something that is displayed that doesn’t really exist.

visual style

iconography – the visual images and symbols used in a work of art or the study or interpretation of these.

intertextual referencing – anytime one text is referenced in another text.

visual/sound motif – a image or sound that is recognisable and easaly linked to a film.

Colour grading – Colour grading is a post-production process common to filmmaking and video editing of altering the appearance of an image for presentation in different environments on different devices.

auteur trademarks – a element in the film that i dentifies it as an auteurs work.

tone

Pathos –  quality that evokes pity or sadness.

bathos – an effect of anti-climax created by an unintentional lapse in mood from the sublime to the trivial or ridiculous.

suspense – a state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen.

professional entertainment consisting of jokes and sketches, intended to make an audience laugh.

dramatic irony – spectators understanding of events or individuals in a work surpasses that of its characters.

distancing effect –  the interaction between two locales declines as the distance between them increases. 

post modern humour – linking humour with serious meanings

verisimilitude – the appearance of being true or real

social realism – work produced that aims to draw attention to the real socio-political conditions of the working class as a means to critique the power structures behind these conditions

magic realism – magic realism portrays fantastical events in an otherwise realistic tone, it brings myths and folk tales into contemporary social relevance

hyperreality – the inability of consciousness to distinguish reality from a simulation of reality