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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. A scene transition wherein sound from one scene bleeds over into the ext scene - often resulting in a contrast between sound image






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






3. A device worn by a camera operator that holds the motion picture camera - allowing it glide smoothly through spaces unreachable by camera mounted on a crane or other apparatus






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






5. Images that originate from computer graphics technology - rather than photography






6. Projecting a series of frames of film with the same image - which appears to stop the action






7. The chronological accounting of all events presented and suggested






8. A consistent style - theme - and subject matter developed over the course of a director's body of work






9. 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)






10. Also called 'full screen -' the technique of re-shooting a widescreen film in order to convert it to the original television aspect ration of 1.33 to 1. Rather than reproduce the original aspect ratio - as a letterboxed version does - a panned and sc






11. 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






12. A character who in some way opposes the protagonist - leading to protracted conflict






13. Early films that documented everyday events - such as workers leaving a factory






14. A device attached to the film camera that records videotape of what has been filmed - allowing the director immediate access to video footage






15. A person responsible for putting a film together from a mass of developed footage - making decisions regarding pace - shot transitions - and which scenes and shots will be used






16. 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






17. A format that uses a larger film stock than standard 35mm. IMAX - Omnimax - and Showscan are shot on 70mm film






18. A large-budget film whose strategy is to swamp the competition through market saturation






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






20. A technique of 'pushing' the film (overdeveloping it) to correct problems of underexposure (resulting from insufficient light during shooting) by increasing image contrast






21. Lighting design that provides an even illumination of the subject - with many facial details washed out. High-key lighting tends to create a hopeful mood - in contrast to low-key lighting






22. A type of film stock that is sensitive to (in other words - registers) all tones in the color spectrum






23. An effect created when too little light strikes the film during shooting. As a result the image will contain dark areas that appear very dense and dark (including shadows) and the overall contrast will be less than with a properly exposed image






24. Suspended particles of silver in the film's emulsion - Which may become visible in the final image as dots






25. The chronological accounting of all events presented and suggested






26. A chemical embedded in the emulsion layer of film stock that - when developed after exposure - releases a particular color dye (red - green - or blue)






27. A technique of shooting a scene at a very high speed (96 frames per second) - then adding and subtracting frames in post-production - 'fanning out' the action through the overlapping images






28. An unstated meaning that underlies and is implied by spoken dialogue






29. 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






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






31. A machine that converts film prints to videotape format






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






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






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. Sound recorded on a set - on location - or - for documentary film - at an actual real-world event - as opposed to dubbed in post-production through ADR or looping






36. The arrangement of images to depict a unified storyline






37. A statement that presents an argument about a film's meaning and significance






38. Also called 'stop motion photography.' A technique of photographing a scene one frame at a time and moving the model between each shot






39. A production crew responsible not for shooting the primary footage but - instead - for remote location shooting and B-roll. See also B-roll






40. 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






41. A technique of moving the camera - on a specially built track. Such shots often trace character movement laterally across the frame or in and out of the depth of the frame






42. 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






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






44. The individual arrangement of lighting and camera placement used for each shot






45. A chemical embedded in the emulsion layer of film stock that - when developed after exposure - releases a particular color dye (red - green - or blue)






46. A change of focus from one plane of depth to another. As the in-focus subject goes out of focus - another object - which has been blurry - comes into focus in either the background or the foreground






47. A consistent style - theme - and subject matter developed over the course of a director's body of work






48. A technique of cutting back and forth between action occurring in two different locations - which often creates the illusion that they are happening simultaneously. Also called 'cross cutting.'






49. Optical illusions created during post-production






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