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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. A narrative - visual - or sound element that refers viewers to other films or works of art






2. The classical model of narrative form. The first act introduces characters and conflicts; the second act offers complication leading to a climax; the third act contains the danouement and resolution






3. A style of Japanese animation - distinguished primarily by the fact that it is not all geared for young audiences






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






5. The written blueprint for a film - composed of three elements: dialogue - sluglines (setting the place and time of each scene) - and description. Feature-length screenplays typically run 90-130 pages






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






7. 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






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






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






10. 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






11. 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






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






13. A musical in which some or all musical numbers are not motivated by the narrative; for example - characters sing and dance throughout the film but at least some performances are not staged for an onscreen audience. Examples include Oklahoma - The umb






14. 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






15. A similarity established between two characters or situations that invites the audience to compare the two. It may involve visual - narrative - and/or sound elements






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






17. A machine that converts film prints to videotape format






18. Sound recorded on a set - on location - or - for documentary film - at an actual real-world event - as opposed to dubbed in post-production through ADR or looping






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






20. Light emitted from a relatively small source positioned close to the subject. It tends to be unflattering because it creates deep shadows and emphasizes surface imperfections






21. The selection and ordering of narrative events presented in a film






22. Experimental film; Underground cinema;






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






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






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






26. 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






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






28. The artful use of light and dark areas in the composition in black and white filmmaking






29. 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






30. 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






31. The measurement of how forgiving a film stock is. It determines whether an acceptable image will be produced when the film stock is exposed to too little or too much light






32. 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






33. 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






34. Also called 'stop motion photography.' A technique of photographing a scene one frame at a time and moving the model between each shot






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






36. Recording images at a slower speed than the speed of projection (24 frames per second). Before cameras were motorized - this was called undercranking. Fewer frames are exposed in one minute - so - when projected at 24 f.p.s. - that action takes less






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






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






39. A technique of shifting the camera angle - height - or distance to take into account the motion of actors or objects within the frame






40. A lens with a focal length greater than 50 mm (usually between 80mm and 20mm) - which provides a larger image of the subject than a normal or wide-angle lens but which narrows the angle of vision and flattens the depth of the image relative to normal






41. A method for producing a widescreen image without special lenses or equipment - using standard film stock and blocking out the top and bottom of the frame to achieve an aspect ration of 1.85:1






42. A type of filter that absorbs certain wavelength but leave others unaffected. On black and white film - color filters lighten or darken tones. On color film - they can produce a range of effects






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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







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