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Synchronicity
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(4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
eroock
Since: Sep, 2012
14th Aug, 2021 12:44:10 AM
The general term for using the setting to convey information about the story is Mise En Scene.
Edited by eroock
When a character is being introduced, and the camera focus to some personal items of his to help reveal his personality.
For instance, the characters enter a guy's house, and the camera focus on the american flag on the wall, the old pictures of army buddies, a rack with old guns on the wall... gives viewers an idea of what the character will be like.
Related, but might be a separate trope, is when a character is approaching by car, and the camera focus on dashboard toys, air fresheners and fuzzy dice inside the vehicle, without showing his face.