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cinematography


The art of photographing and lighting films. Cinematography
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installation


The term installation
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abstraction


In visual art, the use of color, shape, and line as elements in and of themselves. The term also refers to artwork that reduces natural appearances to simplified or nonrepresentational forms. Abstract [..]
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aesthetic


Used to describe something that is perceived as beautiful or pleasing in appearance. Aesthetics is the philosophy or academic study of beauty or taste in art. The term was first used by philosophers i [..]
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allegory


An image or story that refers to a related or overarching concept, such as good or evil, which typically reflects truths or generalizations about human experience.
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alter ego


A fictional self, different from one's own, in an idealized or transformed version.
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ambiguity


The capacity to be understood in more than one way. In art, a word, phrase, or image can be ambiguous if it contains multiple meanings to the artist and/or the viewer. For artists, ambiguity is often [..]
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animation


Giving movement to something; the process of making moving cartoons or films that use cartoon imagery.
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anthropomorphism


The attribution of human form, characteristics, or behavior to nonhuman things.
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aperture


A small, narrow opening through which light is focused. Found in cameras, microscopes, and other devices, apertures are often adjustable in order to increase or decrease the amount of light that enter [..]
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