American Dream

The American Dream is an ideal shared by Americans and to what they should be afforded for being part of United States society.

The American Dream typically one thought on buy the young to middle age working class of the United States of America. This dream is to hopefully be achieved by ones old age through countless hours of typical middle class work such as office/desk work.

The dream is for an american for the dream was to have a nice, tidy, suburban home with a white picket fence and a lawn, two children and for those children to have the opportunity to have a good education so each generation would have a better chance than the last. The dream gives the ability for one to make choices without restriction that limits people of class, caste, religion, race, or ethnicity. It also includes the right to live under an number of amendments within the United States Constitution, in total 27 fundamental rights for any citizen of the United States of America. Some of these amendments have been in trouble due to recent unfortunate events people are fearing for the repeal of the 2nd Amendment “The right to bear arms” but in the state of Mississippi the 13th amendment which “Abolishes slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime” has only just been officially ratified. 

1950's Timeline

Media Terms

Narrative - How the story is constructed.

Mise-en-Scene- Refers to everything in the frame of the film. Including; lighting, set, props, staging and the movement of actors.

Setting - Refers to the time and place of the film.

Low Key Lighting- This light often causes shadow.

High Key Lighting- Looks very glossy and makes everything seem bright.

Low Angle- Where the camera is positioned low and is looking upward.

High Angle- Where the camera is positioned high and is looking downward.

Pan - The movement of a stationary camera on a horizontal axis. A camera on a tripod that moves from left to right.

Tilt - The movement of a stationary camera on a vertical axis. A camera on a tripod that moves up and down.

Tracking- The movement of a camera that is following the action. (Not stationary)

Handheld shot N Refers to a shot where the camera operator holds the camera.

Cut- one shot to the next. Used in editing.

Diegetic Sound – sound heard on screen.

Non-Diegetic Sound – sound outside the screen.

Pleonastic sound – When sound levels are increased to cause effect.

Sound bridge – Sound effect that links two scenes together.

Sting – a sharp sound often heard at the end of a scene or in a scene with tension. 

Synchronous – this is when a sound effect is matched with another technical event or action – this reinforces effect.

Asynchronous – this is when a sound originates from outside of the diegetic reality of the film; musical soundtrack.

Ambient – is used to create a particular atmosphere or a sense of place.

Voiceover – The voice of the character or a narrator which helps tell the story.

Added value – the sound that enriches a given image.

Empathetic sound – sound that creates empathy for characters, moments in films.