Film grammar

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In film, film grammar is defined as follows:

  1. A frame is a single still image. It is analogous to a letter.
  2. A
    recording made by a camera. It is analogous to a word
    .
  3. A
    film punctuation
    . Film punctuations can also be intra scene & shot.
  4. A
    sequence is a series of scenes which together tell a major part of an entire story, such as that contained in a complete movie. It is analogous to a paragraph
    .
  5. A film is a series of sequences or sometimes just a sequence where the film consists of a single sequence.[citation needed]

The term film grammar is best understood as a creative metaphor, since the elements of film grammar described above do not stand in any strict relation of analogy to the components of grammar as understood by philology or modern linguistics.[1]

point of view shots. Some claim, too, that he "invented" the close-up
shot for filming.

Credit for Griffith's cinematic innovations must be shared with his cameraman of many years, Billy Bitzer. In addition, he himself credited the legendary silent star Lillian Gish, who appeared in several of his films, with creating a new style of acting for the cinema.

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References

  1. ISBN 978-0-8386-3186-7
    . Retrieved 16 August 2013. Metaphorically, the "grammar" of the film refers to theories that describe visual forms and sound combinations and their functions as they appear and are heard in a significant relationship during the projection of a film. Thus, film grammar ...
  2. ISBN 978-0-521-38820-7
    . Retrieved 16 August 2013. Even more central is the way that the film toys with the possibilities and limitations of modern communication and ... The problem now in looking back at Griffith is not whether he is the first master of film grammar; archival rediscoveries and ...

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