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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. A specialist who monitors the processing of color on the se and in the film lab






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






3. Invisible editing; a system devised to minimize the audience's awareness of shot transitions - especially cuts - in order to improve the flow of the story and avoid interrupting the viewer's immersion it in






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






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






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






7. Wheeled platform with wheels that rotate - so the dolly can change direction






8. The details of a character's past that emerge as the film unfolds - and which often play a role in character motivation






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






10. 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






11. 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






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






13. The chronological accounting of all events presented and suggested






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






15. A format that uses a larger film stock than standard 35mm. IMAX - Omnimax - and Showscan are shot on 70mm film






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






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






18. 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






19. 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






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






21. 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






22. A property of older television monitors - where each frame was scanned as two fields: One consisting of all the odd numbered lines - the other all the even lines. If slowed down - the television image would appear to sweep down the screen one line at






23. An early color process - involving bathing lengths of processed film in dye one scene at a time






24. Also called 'full screen -' the technique of re-shooting a widescreen film in order to convert it to the original television aspect ration of 1.33 to 1. Rather than reproduce the original aspect ratio - as a letterboxed version does - a panned and sc






25. Devices that attach to actors' faces and/or bodies to change their appearance






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






27. These filters bend the light coming into lens - softening and blurring the image






28. The non-chronological insertion of scenes of events yet to happen into the present day of the story world






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






30. A technician responsible for splicing and assembling the film negative to the editor's specifications






31. An outlawed studio era practice - where studios forced exhibitors to book groups of films at once - thus ensuring a market for their failures along with their successes






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






33. Any narrative - visual - or sound element that is repeated and thereby acquires and reflects its significance to the story - characters - or themes of the film.






34. Assists the gaffer in managing lighting crews






35. An abrupt shot transition that occurs when Shot A is instantaneously replaced by Shot B.






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






37. A film composed entirely of footage from other films.






38. A long shot in which the film frame resembles the proscenium arch of the stage - distancing the audience






39. An early color process - involving bathing lengths of processed film in dye one scene at a time






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






41. A production term denoting a single uninterrupted series of frames exposed by a motion picture or video camera between the time it is turned on and the time it is turned off. Filmmakers shoot several takes of any scene and the film editor selects the






42. Any lens with a focal length approximately equal to the diagonal of the frame. For 35mm filmmaking - a 35-50 mm lens does not distort the angle of vision or depth






43. The period of time before principal photography during which actors are signed - sets and costumes designed - and locations scouted






44. The plotline that surrounds an embedded tale. The frame narration may or may not be as fully developed as the embedded tale






45. 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






46. A character who in some way opposes the protagonist - leading to protracted conflict






47. 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






48. The arrangement of images to depict a unified storyline






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






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