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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. A painting used on the set as a portion of the background






2. The period after principal photography during which editing and looping take place - and special visual effects are added to the film






3. 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






4. A technique used to join live action with pre-recorded background images. A projector is aimed at a half-silvered mirror that reflects the background - which the camera records as being located behind the actors






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






6. A device used to manipulate the amount and/or color of light entering the lens






7. 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






8. 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






9. 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






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






11. Optical illusions created during post-production






12. Sound design that blends the speech of several characters talking simultaneously - used to create spontaneity - although it may also confuse the audience






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






14. A process of transferring film to video tapes or DVDs so that the original aspect ratio of the film is preserved






15. 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






16. 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






17. An optical effect whereby the human eye fills in gaps between closely spaced objects - so that two light bulbs flashing on and off are understood as one light moving back and forth






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






19. 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






20. Reels of film that are shipped to movie theaters for exhibition. Digital cinema - which can be distributed via satellite - broadband - or on media such as DVDs - may soon replace film prints because the latter are expensive to create - copy - and dis






21. A statement that presents an argument about a film's meaning and significance






22. 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






23. A brief chronological description of the basic events and characters in a film. It does not include interpretive or evaluative claims






24. 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






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






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






27. 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






28. The first shot in a standard shot sequence. Its purpose is to provide a clear representation of the location of the action






29. 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






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






31. 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






32. 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






33. Dialogue that restates What is already obvious from images or action






34. Wheeled platform with wheels that rotate - so the dolly can change direction






35. Dense accumulation of detail conveyed in the opening moments of a film






36. Filters that increase color saturation and contrast in outdoor shots






37. The imagined world of the story






38. 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






39. 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






40. A shot taken when the camera is so close to a subject that it fills the frame. It is most commonly used for a shot that isolates and encompasses a single actor's face - to emphasize the expression of emotion






41. 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






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






43. 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






44. A production crew responsible not for shooting the primary footage but - instead - for remote location shooting and B-roll. See also B-roll






45. A sound editing technique that links several scenes through parallel and overlapping sounds. Each sound is associated with one scene - unlike a sound bridge - where a sound from one scene bleeds into that of another






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






47. The way an actor delivers a line of dialogue - including pauses - inflection - and emotion






48. 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






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






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







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