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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. Live action is filmed in front of a blue screen and a matte. It's then joined with the background footage






2. 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






3. A term describing a conclusion that does not answer all the questions raised regarding characters or storylines - nor tie up all loose ends






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






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






6. A scene filmed and processed but not selected to appear in the final version of the film






7. 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






8. 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






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






10. A crew member who reports to the Director of Photography (DP) and is in charge of tasks involving lighting and electrical needs






11. 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






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






13. A scene filmed and processed but not selected to appear in the final version of the film






14. Muted - washed out color that contains more white than a saturated color






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






16. An efficient system developed for film lighting. In a standard lighting set-up - the key light illuminates the subject - the fill light eliminates shadows cast by the key light - and the back light separates the subject from the background






17. A series of individual drawings that provides a blueprint for the shooting of a scene






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






19. 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






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






21. A rule in continuity editing - which dictates that if a cut occurs while a character is in the midst of an action - the subsequent shot must begin so that audiences see the completion of that action






22. A system for recording images on magnetic tape using a digital signal - that is - an electronic signal comprised of 0s and 1s






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






24. Because film stock is sensitive to the color of light - directors work with film labs in post-production to monitor the color scheme of each scene in a film - making adjustments for consistency and aesthetic effect






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






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






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






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






29. A type of short film that blends elements of documentary and avant-garde film to document and often to celebrate the wonder of the modern city






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






31. Assists the editor with various tasks - including taking footage to the lab - checking the condition of the negative - cataloguing footage - and supervising optical effects - often produced by an outside company






32. A vertical - up-and-down - motion of an otherwise stationary camera






33. A digital technique developed by Industrial Light and Magic - which builds movement sequences from single frames of film






34. The chronological accounting of all events presented and suggested






35. 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)






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






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






38. A film style that emerged in the 1910s in Germany. It was heavily indebted to the Expressionist art movement of the time and influenced subsequent horror films and film noir






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






40. 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






41. A shot that contains two characters within the frame






42. 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






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






44. A technique of depicting two layered images simultaneously. Images from one frame or several frames of film are added to pre-existing images - using an optical printer - to produce the same effect as a double exposure






45. 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






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






47. A crew member who works in post-production in a specially equipped studio to create the sounds of the story world - such as the shuffling of shoes on various surfaces for footsteps






48. 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






49. A technique of running the motion picture camera at a speed slower than projection speed (24 frames per second) - in order to produce at a fast motion sequence when projected at normal speed. The term derives from early film cameras - which were cran






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