Advanced Discovery and Video Descriptors
Video Descriptors Types
Video Descriptors are classified into the following types of descriptors:
| Type | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mood | A tone of the work, as expressed through the combination of story, characters, setting, dialog, art direction, cinematography, music, effects, etc. |
| Theme | An abstract concept of human experience that the work addresses |
| Scenario | A specific situation, often personal or interpersonal, that sets the plot into movement, or moves it forward |
| Concept Source | The type of original source material that provided the inspiration or story for the work |
| Character | Actual or fictional being/group relevant to a work, encompassing occupation, personality, relationship, nationality, ethnicity, religion, cultural affinities, physical / mental condition, life stage, etc. |
| Setting - Time | A time period in which all, or a portion, of the plot is set |
| Setting - Place | A type of physical environment in which all, or a portion of, the plot is set - realm, area, specific outdoor or indoor environment |
| Setting - Occasion | A global cultural, religious or national holiday or festival, or transitory personal event addressed in the work |
| Subject – Specific Location | A continent, region, country, state, province, celestial object, planet, solar system, fantasy worlds or supernatural realm noted as a subject of the work |
| Subject - Issue | A mental state, emotion, personal quality or mental or physical condition noted as a subject of the work |
| Subject – Personal Issue | A mental state, emotion, personal quality or mental or physical condition that impact one's being noted as a subject of the work |
| Subject – Specific Being/Group | An actual, fictional or spiritual person, group or organization noted as a subject the work |
| Subject – Specific Event | An actual, fictional or spiritual event of the past, present or future noted as a subject of the work |
| Subject - Milieu | A well known combination of place and time, usually with additional explicit or implicit historical or cultural context that is noted as a subject of the work |
| Subject Practice | A professional, vocational, activist, scholarly, religious or artistic pursuit, or other committed endeavor noted as a subject of the work |
| Subject - Activity | A pursuit done for enjoyment, interest, or lifestyle outside of a professional context noted as a subject of the work |
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