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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. A system for recording images on magnetic tape using a digital signal - that is - an electronic signal comprised of 0s and 1s






2. Optical illusions created during post-production






3. The practice of Hollywood studios contracting out post-production work to individuals or firms outside the U.S.






4. 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






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






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






7. A shot that contains two characters within the frame






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. An alternative to continuity editing - this style of editing was developed in silent Soviet cinema - based on the theory that editing should exploit the difference between shots to generate intellectual and emotional responses in the audience






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






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






12. Film productions shot outside the U.S. for economic reasons






13. The camera does not move across an imagined line drawn between two characters






14. The space between the camera and subject it is filming.






15. 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






16. 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






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






18. A term for film stock used in early cinema that was insensitive to red hues






19. A series of related scene joined through elliptical editing that indicates the passage of time






20. A picture element - a measure of image density. There are approximately 18 million pixels in a frame of 35mm film and 300000-400000 in a video image






21. A camera device that opens and closes to regulate the length of time the film is exposed to light






22. 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






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






24. A film's main characters - one whose conflicts and motives drive the story forward






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






26. A contemporary modification of the standard three-act structure that identifies a critical turning point at the halfway mark of most narrative films






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






28. A camera device that opens and closes to regulate the length of time the film is exposed to light






29. A short segment of film used to promote an upcoming release






30. A chemical coating on film stock containing light-sensitive grains






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






32. A production term referring to coordinating actors' movements with lines of dialogue






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






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






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






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






37. A narrative approach that limits the audience's view of events to that of the main character(s) in the film. Occasional moments of omniscient narration may give viewers more information than the character shave at specific points in the narrative






38. 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






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






40. 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






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






42. 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






43. A contemporary modification of the standard three-act structure that identifies a critical turning point at the halfway mark of most narrative films






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






45. 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






46. A series of related scene joined through elliptical editing that indicates the passage of time






47. An optical effect whereby the human eye fills in gaps between closely spaced objects - so that two light bulbs flashing on and off are understood as one light moving back and forth






48. 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






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






50. Standard shot pattern: A sequence of shots designed to maintain spatial continuity. Scene begin with an establishing shot - then move to a series of individual shots depicting characters and action - before reestablishing shots re-orient viewers to t