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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. Reels of film that are shipped to movie theaters for exhibition. Digital cinema - which can be distributed via satellite - broadband - or on media such as DVDs - may soon replace film prints because the latter are expensive to create - copy - and dis






2. A fiction film (often a comedy) that uses documentary conventions on fictional rather than real-world subject matter






3. An optical effect whereby the human eye fills in gaps between closely spaced objects - so that two light bulbs flashing on and off are understood as one light moving back and forth






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 widescreen process that uses three cameras - three projectors - and a wide - curved screen






6. A production term referring to coordinating actors' movements with lines of dialogue






7. The camera should move at least 30 degrees any time there is a cut within a scene






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






9. Dialogue that restates What is already obvious from images or action






10. Devices that attach to actors' faces and/or bodies to change their appearance






11. The term for a film's spoken dialogue - as opposed to the underlying meaning contained in the subtext






12. Reels of film that are shipped to movie theaters for exhibition. Digital cinema - which can be distributed via satellite - broadband - or on media such as DVDs - may soon replace film prints because the latter are expensive to create - copy - and dis






13. 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






14. The falling or unraveling action after the climax of a narrative that leads to resolution






15. Dense accumulation of detail conveyed in the opening moments of a film






16. A shot that makes the human subject very small in relation to his or her environment. The entire figure from head to toe is onscreen and dwarfed by the surroundings






17. A technique of running the motion picture camera at a speed slower than projection speed (24 frames per second) - in order to produce at a fast motion sequence when projected at normal speed. The term derives from early film cameras - which were cran






18. A long shot in which the film frame resembles the proscenium arch of the stage - distancing the audience






19. A technique of leaving empty space around the subject in the frame - in order to covey openness and continuity of visible space and to imply offscreen space






20. A production term referring to coordinating actors' movements with lines of dialogue






21. 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






22. The measurement of how forgiving a film stock is. It determines whether an acceptable image will be produced when the film stock is exposed to too little or too much light






23. A scene filmed and processed but not selected to appear in the final version of the film






24. Light emitted from a larger source that is scattered over a bigger area or reflected off a surface before it strikes the subject. Soft light minimizes facial details - including wrinkles






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






26. A shot taken fro a position directly above the action - also called a 'birds' eye shot'






27. 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






28. A standard shot pattern that dictates that a shot of one character will be followed by a shot of another character - taken from the reverse angle of the first shot






29. Dutch angle; a shot resulting from a static camera that is tilted to the right or left - so that the subject in the frame appears at a diagonal






30. Also called 'rushes.' Footage exposed and developed quickly so that the director can assess the day's work






31. Lighting design where the key light is somewhat more intense than the fill light - so the fill does not eliminate every shadow. The effect is generally less cheerful than high-key lighting - but not as gloomy as low-key lighting






32. Creating images during post-production by joining together photographic or CGI material shot or created at different times and places






33. A statement that asserts a judgment that a given film or group of films is good or bad - based on specific criteria - Which may or may not be stated






34. A standard shot pattern that dictates that a shot of one character will be followed by a shot of another character - taken from the reverse angle of the first shot






35. A form of shot transition - generally concluding a scene - where a circular mask constricts around the image until the entire frame is black






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






37. A genre film that radically modifies accepted genre conventions for dramatic effect






38. 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






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






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






41. The annotated script - containing information about set-ups used during shooting






42. A shot taken from a camera position above the subject - looking down at it






43. A documentary or occasionally - a narrative film that presents only one side of an argument or one approach to a subject






44. A production term denoting a single uninterrupted series of frames exposed by a motion picture or video camera between the time it is turned on and the time it is turned off. Filmmakers shoot several takes of any scene and the film editor selects the






45. A visual effect created when the subject in the frame is restricted by the objects or the physical properties of the set






46. The artful use of light and dark areas in the composition in black and white filmmaking






47. Cinema verite; a documentary style in which the filmmaker attempts to remain as unobtrusive as possible - recording without obvious editorial comment






48. Natural light; The process of suing sunlight rather than artificial studio lights when filming






49. A mental phenomenon by which viewers derive more meaning from the interaction of two sequential shots than from a single shot in isolation






50. A post-studio era Hollywood film designed to appeal to the broadest possible audience by fusing a simple story line with major movie stars and mounting a lavish marketing campaign