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a figure of speech in which a part of something is used to signify the whole, or alternatively, the whole signifies a part, e.g. in the expression, Give me a hand, only the hand is referred to, although the help of the whole person is needed. In the expression, South Africa beat New Zealand, the whole of the South Africa is referred to, but the meaning is only the sports team.
(also called tilted angle) an unusual angle in photography/filmmaking that frames the subject in...
when one shot is faded to black, and then the next shot is faded in. A director might be showing...
words or phrases before and after a difficult word or text that that help us understand it.
See bottom or low-angle.
lighting that lights up a whole scene fairly equally with very few shadows. The key light is the...