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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. A short documentary on current events - show in movie theaters along with cartoons and feature films beginning in the 1930s






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






3. 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






4. The first print made from a film negative






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






6. 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






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






8. 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






9. 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






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






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






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






13. A business model adopted by the major studios during the Hollywood studio era - in which studios controlled all aspects of the film business - from production to distribution and exhibition






14. 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






15. The individual arrangement of lighting and camera placement used for each shot






16. A transparent sheet on which animation artists draw images.






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






18. A shot taken from a camera mounted on a crane that moves three-dimensionally in a space






19. A type of documentary film whose purpose is to present the way of life of a culture or subculture






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






21. The practice or repeatedly casting actors in similar roles across different films






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






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






24. 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






25. A technique of filming at a speed faster than projection - the projecting the footage at normal speed of 24 frames per second. Because fewer frames were recorded per second - the action appears to be speeded up






26. 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






27. Also called 'rushes.' Footage exposed and developed quickly so that the director can assess the day's work






28. 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






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






30. 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






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






32. A system for combining two separately filmed images in the same frame that involves create a matte (a black mask that covers a portion of the image) for a live action sequence and using it to block out a portion of the frame when filming the backgrou






33. A style associated with Hollywood filmmaking of the studio and post-studio era - in which efficient storytelling - rather than gritty realism or aesthetic innovation - is of paramount importance






34. Fish-eye lens; With a focal length of 15mm or less - this lens presents an extremely distorted image - where objects in the center of the frame appear to bulge toward the camera






35. Any noticeable but unintended discrepancy from one shot to the next in costume - props - hairstyle - posture - etc.






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






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






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






39. 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






40. 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






41. The technique of telling the story from an all-knowing character. Films that use restricted narration limit the audience's perception to what one particular character knows - but may insert moments of omniscience






42. An uncredited actor - usually hired for crowd scenes






43. An unstated meaning that underlies and is implied by spoken dialogue






44. A film style that emerged in the 1910s in Germany. It was heavily indebted to the Expressionist art movement of the time and influenced subsequent horror films and film noir






45. 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






46. Optical illusions created during post-production






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






48. A technique of cutting back and forth between action occurring in two different locations - which often creates the illusion that they are happening simultaneously. Also called 'cross cutting.'






49. A digital technique developed by Industrial Light and Magic - which builds movement sequences from single frames of film






50. A shot that contains two characters within the frame







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