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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. A process of transferring film to video tapes or DVDs so that the original aspect ratio of the film is preserved






2. The person in charge of planning the style and look of the film with the production designer and director of photography - working with actors during principal photography - and collaborating with the editor on the final version






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






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






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






6. 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






7. 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






8. A story; a chain of events linked by cause-and-effect logic






9. The person in charge of planning the style and look of the film with the production designer and director of photography - working with actors during principal photography - and collaborating with the editor on the final version






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






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






12. 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






13. 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






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






15. A film's main characters - one whose conflicts and motives drive the story forward






16. A complete narrative unit within a film - with its own beginning - middle - and end. Often scenes are unified - and distinguished from one another - by time and setting






17. 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






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






19. A technique of depicting two layered images simultaneously. Images from one frame or several frames of film are added to pre-existing images - using an optical printer - to produce the same effect as a double exposure






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






21. Assists the gaffer in managing lighting crews






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






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






24. A continuity editing technique that preserves spatial continuity by using a character's line of vision as motivation for a cut






25. A technique of moving from the telephoto position to the wide-angle position of a zoom lens - which results in the subject appearing to become smaller within the frame - while remaining in focus






26. A musical film in which each song and dance number is narratively motivated by a plot that situates characters in performance contexts






27. A crew member who reports to the Director of Photography (DP) and is in charge of tasks involving lighting and electrical needs






28. 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






29. Any narrative - visual - or sound element that is repeated and thereby acquires and reflects its significance to the story - characters - or themes of the film.






30. 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






31. Smaller corporations that did not own distribution and/or exhibition companies in the studio era - including Universal - Columbia - and United Artists






32. Assists the gaffer in managing lighting crews






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






34. Everything audiences hear when they watch a sound film. The soundtrack is the composite of all three elements of film sound: dialogue - music - and sound effects






35. 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






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






37. Glass filters whose surface is etched with spots that refract light - so they create the appearance of water droplets in the air






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






39. 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)






40. A long shot in which the film frame resembles the proscenium arch of the stage - distancing the audience






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






42. 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






43. Squeezes the image at a ratio of 2:1 horizontally onto a standard film frame. On the projector - it unsqueezes the image - creating a widescreen aspect ratio during presentation






44. 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






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






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






47. A visual effect achieved through the use of photography and digital techniques that appears to stop time and allow the viewer to travel around the subject and view it from a multitude of vantage points






48. A single take that contains an entire scene






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






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







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