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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. A camera shot taken at a large distance from the subject. Using the human body as the subject - a long shot captures the entire human form






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






3. Any narrative - visual - or sound element that is repeated and thereby acquires and reflects its significance to the story - characters - or themes of the film.






4. A narrative moment that signals an important shift of some kind in character or situation






5. The selection and ordering of narrative events presented in a film






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






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






8. An optical technique that divides the screen into two or more frames






9. A shot taken from a level camera located approximately 5' to 6' from the ground - simulating the perspective of a person standing before the action presented






10. The practice or repeatedly casting actors in similar roles across different films






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






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






13. A pan executed so quickly that it produces a blurred image - indicated rapid activity or - sometimes - the passage of time






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






15. A marketing strategy of screening a blockbuster prior to general release only in premier theaters






16. The period after principal photography during which editing and looping take place - and special visual effects are added to the film






17. The arrangement of images to depict a unified storyline






18. The camera does not move across an imagined line drawn between two characters






19. The distance in millimeters from the optical center of a lens to the lane where the sharpest image is formed while focusing on a distant object






20. The practice of Hollywood studios contracting out post-production work to individuals or firms outside the U.S.






21. 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






22. The chronological accounting of all events presented and suggested






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






24. The first step in the process of creating CGI. The wireframe is a three-dimensional computer model of an object - which is then rendered (producing the finished image) and animated (using simulated camera movement frame by frame)






25. A visual effect achieved through the use of photography and digital techniques that appears to stop time and allow the viewer to travel around the subject and view it from a multitude of vantage points






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






27. Using computer graphics to 'build' structures connected to the actual architecture on set or location






28. A technique used to join live action with a pre-recorded background image. A projector is placed behind a screen and projects an image onto it. Actors stand in front of the screen and the camera records them in front of the projected background






29. Literary narration from a viewpoint beyond that of any one individual character






30. A scene transition wherein sound from one scene bleeds over into the ext scene - often resulting in a contrast between sound image






31. A technique of arranging the actors on the set to take advantage of deep focus cinematography - which allows for many planes of depth in the film frame to remain in focus






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






33. The period of time before principal photography during which actors are signed - sets and costumes designed - and locations scouted






34. A style of stage acting developed from the teachings of Constantin Stanislavsky - which trains actors to get into character through the use of emotional memory






35. Optical illusions created during post-production






36. Invisible editing; a system devised to minimize the audience's awareness of shot transitions - especially cuts - in order to improve the flow of the story and avoid interrupting the viewer's immersion it in






37. A story narrated by one of the characters within the story - using the 'I' voice






38. Color. The strength of a hue is measured by its saturation or desaturation






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






40. 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






41. A shot taken from a level camera located approximately 5' to 6' from the ground - simulating the perspective of a person standing before the action presented






42. Smaller corporations that did not own distribution and/or exhibition companies in the studio era - including Universal - Columbia - and United Artists






43. A system of constructing and arranging buildings and objects on the set so that they diminish in size dramatically from foreground to background - which creates the illusion of depth






44. A technique of moving a zoom lens from a wide-angle position to a telephoto position - which results in a magnification of the subject within the frame - and keeps the subject in focus






45. The reverse of Iris in: an iris expands outward until the next shot takes up the entire screen






46. Any noticeable but unintended discrepancy from one shot to the next in costume - props - hairstyle - posture - etc.






47. A shot that contains two characters within the frame






48. A relatively long - uninterrupted sot - generally of a minute or more






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






50. A description of film stock that is highly sensitive to light