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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. A business model adopted by the major studios during the Hollywood studio era - in which studios controlled all aspects of the film business - from production to distribution and exhibition






2. An action film cycle of the late 1960s and early 1970s that featured bold - rebellious African American characters






3. A film process that uses 35mm film stock but changes the orientation of the film so that the film moves through the camera horizontally instead of vertically. The larger image is of higher quality than standard 35mm processes






4. Because film stock is sensitive to the color of light - directors work with film labs in post-production to monitor the color scheme of each scene in a film - making adjustments for consistency and aesthetic effect






5. A series of individual drawings that provides a blueprint for the shooting of a scene






6. A musical accompaniment written specifically for a film






7. The way an actor delivers a line of dialogue - including pauses - inflection - and emotion






8. An agreement made between filmmakers and those who license the use of commercial products to feature those products in films - generally as props used by characters






9. A shot that interrupts a scene's master shot and may include character reactions






10. A scene transition in which the first frame of the incoming scene appears to push the last frame of the previous scene off the screen horizontally






11. The chronological accounting of all events presented and suggested






12. The practice of shooting during the day but using filters and underexposure to create the illusion of nighttime






13. A film style that - in contrast to the classical and formalist styles - focuses characters - place - and the spontaneity and digressiveness of life - rather than on highly structured stories or aesthetic abstraction






14. A shot that includes a human figure from the shoulders up






15. A chemical coating on film stock containing light-sensitive grains






16. Light emitted from a relatively small source positioned close to the subject. It tends to be unflattering because it creates deep shadows and emphasizes surface imperfections






17. A process of transferring film to video tapes or DVDs so that the original aspect ratio of the film is preserved






18. A narrative approach that limits the audience's view of events to that of the main character(s) in the film. Occasional moments of omniscient narration may give viewers more information than the character shave at specific points in the narrative






19. The length in minutes for a film to play in its entirety (for example - 120 minutes). Also referred to as 'screen time.'






20. The horizontal turning movement of an otherwise immobile camera across a scene from left to right or vice versa






21. A shot transition that involves the gradual disappearance of the image at the same time that a new image gradually comes into view






22. Standard shot pattern: A sequence of shots designed to maintain spatial continuity. Scene begin with an establishing shot - then move to a series of individual shots depicting characters and action - before reestablishing shots re-orient viewers to t






23. Muted - washed out color that contains more white than a saturated color






24. A model of industrial organization in the film industry from about 1915 to 1946 - characterized by the development of major and minor studios that produced - distributed - and exhibited films - and held film actors - directors - art directors - and o






25. A direct vocal address to the audience - Which may emanate from a character or from a narrative voice apparently unrelated to the diegesis






26. (Automatic dialogue replacement) recording synchronized dialogue in post-production - cutting several identical lengths of developed film and having actors record the dialogue repeatedly






27. An attribute of newer television monitors - where each frame is scanned by the electron beam as a single field. If slowed down - each frame would appear on the monitor in its entirety on the screen - rather than line by line - as is the case with int






28. An alternative to classical and realist styles - formalism is a self-consciously interventionist approach that explores ideas - abstraction - and aesthetics rather than focusing on storytelling (as in classical films) or everyday life (as in realist






29. A device that projects photographs or footage onto glass so that images can be traced by hand to create animated images






30. Squeezes the image at a ratio of 2:1 horizontally onto a standard film frame. On the projector - it unsqueezes the image - creating a widescreen aspect ratio during presentation






31. Sound design that blends the speech of several characters talking simultaneously - used to create spontaneity - although it may also confuse the audience






32. The five vertically integrated corporations that exerted the greatest control over film production in the studio era: MGM - Warner Brothers - RKO - Twentieth Century Fox - and Paramount






33. An alternative to continuity editing - this style of editing was developed in silent Soviet cinema - based on the theory that editing should exploit the difference between shots to generate intellectual and emotional responses in the audience






34. An optical effect whereby the eye continues to register a visual stimulus in the brain for a brief period after that stimulus has been removed






35. A technician responsible for splicing and assembling the film negative to the editor's specifications






36. A single take that contains an entire scene






37. A short documentary on current events - show in movie theaters along with cartoons and feature films beginning in the 1930s






38. The visual arrangement of objects - actors - and space within the frame






39. Wheeled platform with wheels that rotate - so the dolly can change direction






40. A direct vocal address to the audience - Which may emanate from a character or from a narrative voice apparently unrelated to the diegesis






41. A technique used to join live action with pre-recorded background images. A projector is aimed at a half-silvered mirror that reflects the background - which the camera records as being located behind the actors






42. A process of transferring film to video tapes or DVDs so that the original aspect ratio of the film is preserved






43. An efficient system developed for film lighting. In a standard lighting set-up - the key light illuminates the subject - the fill light eliminates shadows cast by the key light - and the back light separates the subject from the background






44. A short screen appearance by a celebrity - playing himself or herself






45. A camera device that opens and closes to regulate the length of time the film is exposed to light






46. The narrative path of the main or supporting characters - also called a plotline. Complex films may have several lines of action






47. A shot combining two kinds of movement: the camera tracks in toward the subject wile the lens zooms out






48. Drawing attention to the process of representation (including narrative and characterization) to break the theatrical illusion and elicit a distanced - intellectual response in the audience






49. A film composed entirely of footage from other films.






50. A black masking device used to black out a portion of the frame - usually for the insertion of other images







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