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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. A system for combining two separately filmed images in the same frame that involves create a matte (a black mask that covers a portion of the image) for a live action sequence and using it to block out a portion of the frame when filming the backgrou






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






3. An animation technique that uses a computer program to interpolate frames to produce the effect of an object or creature changing gradually into something different. The program calculates the way the image must change in order for the first image to






4. Recording images at a slower speed than the speed of projection (24 frames per second). Before cameras were motorized - this was called undercranking. Fewer frames are exposed in one minute - so - when projected at 24 f.p.s. - that action takes less






5. Creating the appearance of movement by drawing a series of frames that are projected sequentially - rather than photographing a series of still images






6. The conclusion of the film wraps up - all loose ends in a form of resolution - though not necessarily with a happy ending.






7. An effect created when more light is required to produce an image strakes the film stock - so that the resulting image exhibits high contrast - glaring light - and washed out shadows. This effect ma or may not be intentional on the filmmaker's part






8. 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






9. The conclusion of the film wraps up - all loose ends in a form of resolution - though not necessarily with a happy ending.






10. 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






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






12. 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






13. A technique of shifting the camera angle - height - or distance to take into account the motion of actors or objects within the frame






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. Non-diegetic; any element in the film that is not part of the imagined story world






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






17. A style of Japanese animation - distinguished primarily by the fact that it is not all geared for young audiences






18. A shot that focuses audience attention on precise details that may or may not be the focus of characters






19. 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






20. Individuals who were prevented from working in the film industry because of their suspected involvement with Communist interests






21. 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






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






23. 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






24. A platform on wheels - used for mobile camera shots






25. 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






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






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






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






29. Exposed and developed film stock from which the master positive is struck. If projected - the negative would produce a reverse of the image - with dark areas appearing white and vice versa or - if color film - areas of color appearing as their comple






30. 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






31. A computer-generated actor that some speculate will replace flesh and blood actors in the not so distant future






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






33. 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






34. The aspect ratio of 1.33:1 - standardized by the Academy of Motion Picture Art and Sciences until the development of widescreen formats in the 1950s






35. Leaving the silver grains in the emulsion rather than bleaching them out - which produces desaturated color






36. Processes such as Cinemascope and Cinerama - developed during the 1950s to enhance film's size advantage over the smaller television image






37. 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






38. An early color process - involving bathing lengths of processed film in dye one scene at a time






39. The width of the film stock - measured across the frame. Typical sizes are 8mm - 16mm - 35mm - and 70mm






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






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






42. 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






43. Lighting design in which the greater intensity of the key light makes it impossible for the fill to eliminate shadows - producing a high-contrast image (with many grades of light and dark) - a number of shadows - and a somber mood






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






45. 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






46. A shot that appears during or near the end of a scene and reorients viewers to the setting






47. A narrative - visual - or sound element that refers viewers to other films or works of art






48. A lens with a shorter focal length than a normal or telephoto lens (usually between 15-35mm). The subject appears smaller as a result - but the angle of vision is wider and an illusion is created of greater depth in the frame






49. The width of the film stock - measured across the frame. Typical sizes are 8mm - 16mm - 35mm - and 70mm






50. 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







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