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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. A crew member who reports to the Director of Photography (DP) and is in charge of tasks involving lighting and electrical needs






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






3. The first print made from a film negative






4. 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






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






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






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






8. A small - variable opening on a camera lens that regulates the amount of light entering the camera and striking the surface of the film






9. A change of focus from one plane of depth to another. As the in-focus subject goes out of focus - another object - which has been blurry - comes into focus in either the background or the foreground






10. 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






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






12. A glass element on a camera that focuses light rays so that the image of the object appears on the surface of the film






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






14. A production term referring to coordinating actors' movements with lines of dialogue






15. The five vertically integrated corporations that exerted the greatest control over film production in the studio era: MGM - Warner Brothers - RKO - Twentieth Century Fox - and Paramount






16. 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






17. Suspended particles of silver in the film's emulsion - Which may become visible in the final image as dots






18. The reverse of Iris in: an iris expands outward until the next shot takes up the entire screen






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






20. A fiction film (often a comedy) that uses documentary conventions on fictional rather than real-world subject matter






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






22. A technique of arranging the actors on the set to take advantage of deep focus cinematography - which allows for many planes of depth in the film frame to remain in focus






23. 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






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






25. A form of shot transition - generally concluding a scene - where a circular mask constricts around the image until the entire frame is black






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






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






28. Using computer graphics to 'build' structures connected to the actual architecture on set or location






29. 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






30. A flexible celluloid strip that - along with the emulsion layer - comprises 35mm film stock






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






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






33. A cinematography technique that produces an image with many planes of depth in focus. It can be accomplished by using a small aperture - a large distance between camera and subject - and/or a lens of short focal length






34. 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






35. 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






36. A format that uses a larger film stock than standard 35mm. IMAX - Omnimax - and Showscan are shot on 70mm film






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






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






39. Light emitted from a larger source that is scattered over a bigger area or reflected off a surface before it strikes the subject. Soft light minimizes facial details - including wrinkles






40. 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






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






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






43. The measure of intensity or purity of a color. Saturated color is purer than desaturated color - which has more white in it and thus offers a washed-out - less intense version of a color






44. Assists the gaffer in managing lighting crews






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






46. 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






47. The film medium's technological apparatus is inherently ideological






48. A character who in some way opposes the protagonist - leading to protracted conflict






49. A group of films within a given genre that share their own specific set of conventions that differentiate them from other films in the genre. For example - the slasher film is a subgenre of the horror genre






50. A narrative moment that signals an important shift of some kind in character or situation