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A barren wasteland conveying despair
A Beautiful Mind
A clock symbolizing mortality
A decaying town symbolizing economic decline
A24
Aaron Sorkin
Above-the-line costs
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Accents
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Adobe Premiere Pro
Advancing the plot
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Aerial establishing shot
Aerial shot
Agent feedback
Alfred Hitchcock
Alienating genre fans
Allegory
Amanda Hocking
Ambient sound
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Ambition motivations
Ambition vs. Loyalty
American Society of Cinematographers
Andrei Tarkovsky
Angel investors
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Associative montage
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Ava DuVernay
Avid Media Composer
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