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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. A film that fuses the conventions of two or more genres






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






3. 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






4. An actor whose career rests on playing minor or secondary quirky characters rather than leading roles






5. 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






6. A shot taken when the camera is so close to a subject that it fills the frame. It is most commonly used for a shot that isolates and encompasses a single actor's face - to emphasize the expression of emotion






7. A shot taken from a camera position below the subject






8. The first shot in a standard shot sequence. Its purpose is to provide a clear representation of the location of the action






9. A shot transition where shot A slowly disappears as the screen becomes black before shot B appears. A fade-in is the reverse of this process






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






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






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






13. A technique of moving from the telephoto position to the wide-angle position of a zoom lens - which results in the subject appearing to become smaller within the frame - while remaining in focus






14. A musical accompaniment written specifically for a film






15. 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






16. A documentary or occasionally - a narrative film that presents only one side of an argument or one approach to a subject






17. The falling or unraveling action after the climax of a narrative that leads to resolution






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






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






20. A documentary or occasionally - a narrative film that presents only one side of an argument or one approach to a subject






21. Light striking the emulsion layer of the film - activating light-sensitive grains






22. Glass filters whose surface is etched with spots that refract light - so they create the appearance of water droplets in the air






23. 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)






24. Louis Althusser's term for the way in which a society creates its subjects/citizens through ideological (as opposed to repressive) state apparatuses - which include education - media - religion - and the family






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






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






27. A film process that uses 35mm film stock but changes the orientation of the film so that the film moves through the camera horizontally instead of vertically. The larger image is of higher quality than standard 35mm processes






28. A technique used to join live action with a pre-recorded background image. A projector is placed behind a screen and projects an image onto it. Actors stand in front of the screen and the camera records them in front of the projected background






29. A standard shot pattern that dictates that a shot of one character will be followed by a shot of another character - taken from the reverse angle of the first shot






30. A genre film that radically modifies accepted genre conventions for dramatic effect






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






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






33. Lighting design where the key light is somewhat more intense than the fill light - so the fill does not eliminate every shadow. The effect is generally less cheerful than high-key lighting - but not as gloomy as low-key lighting






34. A type of matte shot - created by positioning a pane of optically flawless glass with a painting on it between the camera and the scene to be photographed. This combines the painting on the glass with the set or location - seen through the glass - be






35. A screenplay written and submitted to a studio or production company without a prior contract or agreement






36. A continuity editing technique that preserves spatial continuity by using a character's line of vision as motivation for a cut






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






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






39. A machine that converts film prints to videotape format






40. (Automatic dialogue replacement) recording synchronized dialogue in post-production - cutting several identical lengths of developed film and having actors record the dialogue repeatedly






41. A narrative moment that signals an important shift of some kind in character or situation






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






43. An attribute of newer television monitors - where each frame is scanned by the electron beam as a single field. If slowed down - each frame would appear on the monitor in its entirety on the screen - rather than line by line - as is the case with int






44. A process of blending the three elements of the sound track (dialogue - music - and effects) in post-production






45. 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






46. 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






47. A shot taken from a camera position above the subject - looking down at it






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






49. 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






50. A screenplay written and submitted to a studio or production company without a prior contract or agreement