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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. Filters that increase color saturation and contrast in outdoor shots






2. 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






3. 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






4. The technique of telling the story from an all-knowing character. Films that use restricted narration limit the audience's perception to what one particular character knows - but may insert moments of omniscience






5. A shot in a sequence that is taken from the reverse angle of the shot previous to it






6. A shot transition that emphasizes the visual similarities between two consecutive shots






7. 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






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






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






10. 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






11. Then Hollywood writers and directors cited for Contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate with the House Committee on Un-American Activities' attempts to root out Communists in the film industry






12. The measure of intensity or purity of a color. Saturated color is purer than desaturated color - which has more white in it and thus offers a washed-out - less intense version of a color






13. A measure of the visual and sound quality of a film. Low-budget films tend to have lower production values because they lack the resources to devote to expensive pre- and post-production activities






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






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






16. A device used to manipulate the amount and/or color of light entering the lens






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






18. A transparent sheet on which animation artists draw images.






19. A neutral account of the basic plot and style of a film - a part of a film - or a group of films






20. An abrupt - inexplicable shift in time and place of an action not signaled by an appropriate shot transition






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






22. 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






23. A musical accompaniment written specifically for a film






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






25. A type of documentary film whose purpose is to present the way of life of a culture or subculture






26. 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






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






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






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






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






31. A similarity established between two characters or situations that invites the audience to compare the two. It may involve visual - narrative - and/or sound elements






32. The building block of a scene; an uninterrupted sequence of frames that viewers experience as they watch a film - ending with a cut - fade - dissolve - etc. See also Take






33. A shot that depicts a human body from the feet up






34. 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






35. A film that fuses the conventions of two or more genres






36. A term that refers to the organization of an industry wherein one type of corporation also owns corporations in allied industries - for example - film production and video games






37. 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






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






39. A small - variable opening on a camera lens that regulates the amount of light entering the camera and striking the surface of the film






40. The classical model of narrative form. The first act introduces characters and conflicts; the second act offers complication leading to a climax; the third act contains the danouement and resolution






41. A method for producing a widescreen image without special lenses or equipment - using standard film stock and blocking out the top and bottom of the frame to achieve an aspect ration of 1.85:1






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






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






44. A videotape system that records images onto magnetic tape - using electronic signals






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






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






47. 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






48. Creating an image by combining several elements created separately using computer graphics rather than photographic means






49. The film medium's technological apparatus is inherently ideological






50. 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







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