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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. An agreement made between filmmakers and those who license the use of commercial products to feature those products in films - generally as props used by characters






2. A technique of intentionally adding scratches in a film's emulsion layer for aesthetic purposes - such as to simulate home movie footage






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






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






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






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






8. A technique of exposing film frames - then rewinding the film and exposing it again - which results in an image that combines two shots in a single frame






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






10. 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






11. A short documentary on current events - show in movie theaters along with cartoons and feature films beginning in the 1930s






12. A fiction film (often a comedy) that uses documentary conventions on fictional rather than real-world subject matter






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






14. A technique of leaving empty space around the subject in the frame - in order to covey openness and continuity of visible space and to imply offscreen space






15. A shot that includes a human figure from the shoulders up






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






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






18. A film style that - in contrast to the classical and formalist styles - focuses characters - place - and the spontaneity and digressiveness of life - rather than on highly structured stories or aesthetic abstraction






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






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






21. A style of stage acting developed from the teachings of Constantin Stanislavsky - which trains actors to get into character through the use of emotional memory






22. The non-chronological insertion of events from the past into the present day of the story world






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






24. A technique of moving a zoom lens from a wide-angle position to a telephoto position - which results in a magnification of the subject within the frame - and keeps the subject in focus






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






26. A technique of recording very few images over a long period of time - say - one frame per minute or per day






27. A system of constructing and arranging buildings and objects on the set so that they diminish in size dramatically from foreground to background - which creates the illusion of depth






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






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






30. Optical illusions created during post-production






31. A shot taken from a vantage point so close that only a part of the subject is visible. On an actor - it might show only an eye or a portion of the face






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






33. A consistent style - theme - and subject matter developed over the course of a director's body of work






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






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






36. An uncredited actor - usually hired for crowd scenes






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






38. 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






39. Public identity created by marketing a film actor's performances - press coverage - and 'personal' information to fans as the star's personality






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






41. 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






42. Secondary footage that is interspersed with master shots - sometimes in the form of footage shot for another production or archival footage






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






44. 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






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






46. The conclusion of the film wraps up - all loose ends in a form of resolution - though not necessarily with a happy ending.






47. Experimental film; Underground cinema;






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






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






50. 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