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Fourth-wall break

GCSE Film Studies · key term

Fourth-wall break

Definition

A character's acknowledgement of the audience, breaking the imaginary boundary between the fictional world and its spectators.

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Eduqas GCSE Film Studies · C670

Component 1

Revise: Ferris Bueller's Day Off: film form in key sequences

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Related key terms

Cinematography
Diegetic sound
Film form
Low-angle shot
Mise-en-scène

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Fourth-wall break — Eduqas GCSE Film Studies Definition

Non-diegetic sound

Point-of-view shot