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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. A scene filmed and processed but not selected to appear in the final version of the film






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






3. A crew member who works in post-production in a specially equipped studio to create the sounds of the story world - such as the shuffling of shoes on various surfaces for footsteps






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






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






6. A lens with a variable focal length that allows changes of focal length while keeping the subject in focus






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






8. A story narrated by one of the characters within the story - using the 'I' voice






9. A narrative - visual - or sound element that refers viewers to other films or works of art






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






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






12. A crew member responsible for logging the details of each take on the set so as to ensure continuity






13. 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






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






15. Non-diegetic; any element in the film that is not part of the imagined story world






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






17. A post-studio era Hollywood film designed to appeal to the broadest possible audience by fusing a simple story line with major movie stars and mounting a lavish marketing campaign






18. 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






19. A relatively long - uninterrupted sot - generally of a minute or more






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






21. A crew member whose job is to measure the distance between the subject and the camera lens - marking the ring on the camera lens - and ensuring the ring is turned precisely so that the image is in focus






22. A technique used to join live action with a pre-recorded background image. A projector is placed behind a screen and projects an image onto it. Actors stand in front of the screen and the camera records them in front of the projected background






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






24. 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






25. The length in minutes for a film to play in its entirety (for example - 120 minutes). Also referred to as 'screen time.'






26. A scene transition in which the first frame of the incoming scene appears to push the last frame of the previous scene off the screen horizontally






27. A shot transition where shot A slowly disappears as the screen becomes black before shot B appears. A fade-in is the reverse of this process






28. A compositing method that allows cinematographers to combine live action and settings that are filmed or created separately. Actors are filmed against a green or blue background. During post-production - this background is filled in with an image thr






29. The term for a film's spoken dialogue - as opposed to the underlying meaning contained in the subtext






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






31. The practice of shooting during the day but using filters and underexposure to create the illusion of nighttime






32. 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






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






34. 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






35. 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






36. 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






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






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






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






40. A shot combining two kinds of movement: the camera tracks in toward the subject wile the lens zooms out






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






42. 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






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






44. The aspect ratio of 1.33:1 - standardized by the Academy of Motion Picture Art and Sciences until the development of widescreen formats in the 1950s






45. 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






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






47. The first step in the process of creating CGI. The wireframe is a three-dimensional computer model of an object - which is then rendered (producing the finished image) and animated (using simulated camera movement frame by frame)






48. A part of the story world implied by visual or sound techniques rather than being revealed by the camera






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






50. 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