Hurumanu 2 | Film Language Dictionary |

This week on Hurumanu 2, for our film and language subject we were tasked to either make a dictionary or crosswords for the words which are below. The words below are used in films to make them realistic and appealing for audiences. Anyway, I chose to do a dictionary because I found it easier to list their definitions.

Body Language:
Body language is a type of communication by movement or position, mainly facial expressions and gestures.

Costumes: 
Costumes are used to describe details of the character's personality to the audience.

Hairstyles: 
The hairstyles are similar to the costumes, hairstyles also specify features of the character's personality.

Make-Up:
Make-up is used for 2 different parts of films, they can either be used to adjust or adapt a specific character for changes in appearance. They can also be used to enhance attributes or flaws of a character. 

Colour:
Colours are used to set the moods of a scene, there are 3 main components used in colours. The hue, saturation, and brightness.

Lighting:
Lighting is quite crucial to films because it creates a visual mood and atmosphere. 

Props:
Props are often used to make a scene more interactive, and make the story more lifelike. 

Settings:
Settings can rapidly establish a situation or mood, most films consist of the main setting and minor setting.

Dialogue: 
Dialogues can be used to either advance a plot or expose new features about a character.   

Sound Effects:
Sound effects are used to create a mood for the audience or highlight a scene. 

Music:
Music is also used to create a mood or describe a continuous scene.

Silence:
Used to create a serious environment.

Symbols:
Symbols are often an object, which is used to suggest new ideas.

Special FX:
Special FX are used to create a more realistic look for the film.

What am I learning? I am learning about film languages and film studies.

How does this show my learning? This shows my learning because I have put the definitions of film languages. 

What am I wondering as a result of this learning?