Film Theory

noun a group of people who develop new and experimental ideas, especially in the arts

adjective favoring or introducing experimental or unusual ideas

• The avant garde artist's work challenged traditional artistic conventions.
• She always had an avant garde style, never following mainstream trends.
• That new fashion line is so avant garde, I love it!
• His avant garde approach to problem-solving always leads to innovative solutions.

noun A person who is fond of movies and cinema, often to an excessive or obsessive degree

• The cinephile spent hours analyzing the cinematography of classic films.
• My friend is a huge cinephile and has seen every movie in the theater.
• I'm such a cinephile, I can't get enough of watching movies all day.
• Being a cinephile is like having a library of films in your mind.

noun a narrative or plot structure that is presented within a work of art, such as a film or novel

• The diegesis of the novel is carefully constructed to immerse the reader in the fictional world.
• I love how the diegesis of this movie makes you feel like you're right there with the characters.
• The diegesis in that video game is so cool, it feels like you're really in the game world.
• His storytelling had a diegesis that transported the audience to a different time and place.