A social media trend in which participants learn and perform a choreographed dance routine.
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Genre & Style Terms Starting With D
The genre & style terms that begin with D, in alphabetical order.
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Definitions of Genre & Style Terms Starting With D
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A genre that integrates dance performance with narrative storytelling and emotional expression.
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Dance films translate kinetic expression into cinematic language, turning choreography into narrative.
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Dark fantasy is a subgenre that blends fantastical elements with the tone, themes, and imagery of horror.
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A television format airing during daytime hours focused on lifestyle, advice, and interviews.
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Maximizing depth-of-field keeps foreground and background equally sharp for layered storytelling.
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A documentary movement prioritizing unobtrusive observation and minimal intervention.
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A genre that depicts large-scale calamities threatening human survival and societal order.
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A gradual overlap of outgoing and incoming images signals passage or associative logic.
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A dramatized reenactment of real events blending factual storytelling with narrative film techniques.
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Docufiction is a cinematic genre that blends documentary with fictional elements, blurring the line between reality and narrative invention.
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A non-fiction film genre that documents reality for education or historical record.
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A Danish filmmaking manifesto advocating purity through strict production rules.
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Simultaneous dolly movement and counter-zoom distort depth, evoking vertigo and revelation.
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Dramedy is a portmanteau of 'drama' and 'comedy' used to describe a film or television show that intertwines serious, dramatic plots with comedic elements.
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Intentional horizon tilt unsettles viewers and signals psychological dissonance.
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