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TOGY4W17 Terms
Term | Definition |
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Animate | 1) to bring life to or make lifelike; 2) to make, design, or produce a sequence of still frames of film (usually either by hand-drawing or through the generation of computer imagery) so as to create the illusion of motion when they are played back rapidly |
Cartoon | a motion picture or television film consisting of a photographed series of drawings, objects, or computer graphics that simulates motion by recording very slight, continuous changes in the images, frame by frame |
Entertain | to hold the attention of (someone) with something amusing or diverting |
Episode | a separate program that is part of a television or radio series |
Miniseries | a program or film broadcast on television in parts, for instance, the dramatization of a literary work. It is considerably shorter than a series (generally less than ten episodes) and does not run for multiple seasons |
Scene | a shot or series of shots in a movie constituting a unit of continuous related action |
Special effects (1) | unusual visual and sound effects that are beyond the possibilities of normal photography or recording, such as simulated (fake) fires, explosions, lightning, miniaturized or enlarged images, or other distortions |
Studio | 1) the workroom of an artist; 2) a room or set of rooms specially designed for broadcasting radio or television programs, filming movies, etc ; 3) all the buildings used by a company that produces motion pictures |
Television | 1) the broadcasting of images by means of radio waves to receivers that project those images on a picture tube; 2) the industry of producing such content |
Theater | a building or outdoor area for housing dramatic presentations (especially plays), stage entertainments, or movies |
Aggression | 1) hostility or violence; 2) when a nation violates the rights of another nation, particularly by taking over its territory; an unprovoked attack |
Compensate | to make satisfactory payment or reparation to; to make up for something lost with a thing of equal value |
Democratic | pertaining to a democracy or the nature of democracy; characterized by the principle of equality for all |
Doctrine | 1) a particular principle or policy taught and supported, such as by a religion or government; 2) a system of teachings and beliefs related to a specific subject |
Infiltrate | to enter a small number of spies into a territory or organization secretly and with hostile intent |
Preeminence | the state or character of being superior to or notable above all others; outstanding; dominant |
Special effects (2) | (NOTE:the film industry makes a distinction between visual effects, which are created (usually digitally) in post-production,and special effects, which are done on-set or in-camera) |