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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. The horizontal turning movement of an otherwise immobile camera across a scene from left to right or vice versa






2. A direct vocal address to the audience - Which may emanate from a character or from a narrative voice apparently unrelated to the diegesis






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






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






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






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






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






8. A shot that appears during or near the end of a scene and reorients viewers to the setting






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






10. Prefogging; a cinematographic technique that exposes raw film stock to light before - during - or after shooting - resulting in an image with reduced contrast. This effect can also be created using digital post-production techniques






11. A shot that appears during or near the end of a scene and reorients viewers to the setting






12. A rule in continuity editing - which dictates that if a cut occurs while a character is in the midst of an action - the subsequent shot must begin so that audiences see the completion of that action






13. Louis Althusser's term for the way in which a society creates its subjects/citizens through ideological (as opposed to repressive) state apparatuses - which include education - media - religion - and the family






14. Author; A term popularized by French film critics and refers to film directors with their own distinctive style






15. 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






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






17. A shot taken from a camera position above the subject - looking down at it






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






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






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






21. A musical accompaniment written specifically for a film






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






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






24. The central cause(s) behind a character's actions






25. A model of industrial organization in the film industry from about 1915 to 1946 - characterized by the development of major and minor studios that produced - distributed - and exhibited films - and held film actors - directors - art directors - and o






26. Processes such as Cinemascope and Cinerama - developed during the 1950s to enhance film's size advantage over the smaller television image






27. 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






28. 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






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






30. A shot that makes the human subject very small in relation to his or her environment. The entire figure from head to toe is onscreen and dwarfed by the surroundings






31. A shot depicting the human body from the waist up






32. An alternative to classical and realist styles - formalism is a self-consciously interventionist approach that explores ideas - abstraction - and aesthetics rather than focusing on storytelling (as in classical films) or everyday life (as in realist






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






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






35. A system initially developed for marketing films by creating and promoting stars as objects of admiration. The promotion of stars has now become an end in itself






36. The shape of the image onscreen as determined by the width of the frame relative to its height






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






38. Lighting design in which the greater intensity of the key light makes it impossible for the fill to eliminate shadows - producing a high-contrast image (with many grades of light and dark) - a number of shadows - and a somber mood






39. Lighting design that provides an even illumination of the subject - with many facial details washed out. High-key lighting tends to create a hopeful mood - in contrast to low-key lighting






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






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






42. 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






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






44. A camera shot taken at a large distance from the subject. Using the human body as the subject - a long shot captures the entire human form






45. 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






46. The distance that appears in focus in front of and behind the subject. It is determined by the aperture - distance and focal length of lens






47. A machine that converts film prints to videotape format






48. 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






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






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







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