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M MacGuffin An item that motivates the actions or gives purpose to the characters in a story, where it never really matters what it actually is. Example: the Rabbit's Foot in Mission: Impossible III. The term is believed to have been invented by movie director Alfred Hitchcock. Matte Painting A traditional special effects technique that is used to create an elaborate or large backdrop for a shot without the need for building a set. For example, a scenery of a castle on top of a cliff is painted onto a sheet of glass, which is then placed on top of a film footage of a man in a long shot, and then re-photographed again. The end result would be a footage of a man standing in the foreground, with the looming castle behind him. Medium Shot A camera angle with a distance anywhere between a Long Shot and a Close-up. Near enough to observe body language, but not near enough to register facial expressions. Mexican Standoff Enemies locked in a draw with guns aimed close-range at each other’s head. See any contemporary John Woo action movies. Mise en scène Combination of an exaggerated or unrealistic setting and camera movement, used to convey an information about a character. Example: In Frankenstein (1931), the tilted shots and skewed walls of Dr. Frankenstein's lab hints at the mental state of the scientist. Montage An editing technique where a series of short sequences are combined together. This technique can condense a story segment and tell it in a quick way. Example: the opening credits of Spider-man 2. Motif A symbolic, recurring object, location or line of dialogue throughout a movie, used to emphasise a theme or an idea. Example: The matchstick figures in Blade Runner. Motion Picture A movie, film. Musical (genre) Movies where characters would occasionally (and unrealistically) break into a song that actually explains and advances the plot. Examples: The Sound of Music, Mangal Pandey, Chicago, Corpse Bride, Dreamgirls. Mystery (genre) Also known as whodunnits, Mystery films are often crime-themed movies where the plot is always about discovering the identity of a murderer through clever detective work. Examples: Minority Report, Murder on the Orient Express, The Big Lebowski. |
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