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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. Creating images during post-production by joining together photographic or CGI material shot or created at different times and places






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






3. A shot taken by a camera that is held manually rather than supported by a tripod - crane or Steadicam. Generally - such shots are shaky - owing to the motion of the camera operator






4. A measure of a film stock's sensitivity to light. 'Fast' refers to sensitive film stock - while slow film is relatively insensitive






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






6. 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






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






8. 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






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






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






11. 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






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






13. A single take that contains an entire scene






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






15. A crew member whose job is to maintain consistency in visual details from one shot to the next






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






17. A technique of overdeveloping exposed film stock (leaving it in the chemical bath longer than indicated) in order to increase density and contrast in the image






18. Optical illusions created during post-production






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






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






21. A measure of a film stock's sensitivity to light. 'Fast' refers to sensitive film stock - while slow film is relatively insensitive






22. A shot that interrupts a scene's master shot and may include character reactions






23. Optical illusions created during production - including the use of matte paintings - glass shots - models - and prosthesis






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






25. A filter that simply reduces the amount of light entering the lens - without affecting the color characteristics






26. A specialist who monitors the processing of color on the se and in the film lab






27. The use of editing techniques - such as a fade or dissolve - to indicate the end of one scene and the beginning of another






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






29. 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






30. An early color process that replaced silver halide grains with colored salts






31. Fish-eye lens; With a focal length of 15mm or less - this lens presents an extremely distorted image - where objects in the center of the frame appear to bulge toward the camera






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






33. The practice of shooting during the day but using filters and underexposure to create the illusion of nighttime






34. 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






35. A machine used to create optical effects such as fades - dissolves - and superimpositions. Most are now created digitally






36. A scene transition in which the first frame of the incoming scene appears to push the last frame of the previous scene off the screen horizontally






37. 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






38. A term used for any narrative sound - or visual element not contained in the story world. Also called 'extradiegetic'






39. 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






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






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






42. A cinematography technique that produces an image with many planes of depth in focus. It can be accomplished by using a small aperture - a large distance between camera and subject - and/or a lens of short focal length






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






44. Everything audiences hear when they watch a sound film. The soundtrack is the composite of all three elements of film sound: dialogue - music - and sound effects






45. The length in minutes for a film to play in its entirety (for example - 120 minutes). Also referred to as 'screen time.'






46. A technique in which the audience temporarily shares the visual perspective of a character or a group of characters. The camera points in the directions the character looks - simulating the character's field of vision






47. 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






48. A shot that contains two characters within the frame






49. A group of films within a given genre that share their own specific set of conventions that differentiate them from other films in the genre. For example - the slasher film is a subgenre of the horror genre






50. A story; a chain of events linked by cause-and-effect logic