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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. A long shot in which the film frame resembles the proscenium arch of the stage - distancing the audience






2. A crew member whose job is to maintain consistency in visual details from one shot to the next






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






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






5. A technique in which the audience temporarily shares the visual perspective of a character or a group of characters. The camera points in the directions the character looks - simulating the character's field of vision






6. A marketing strategy of screening a blockbuster prior to general release only in premier theaters






7. An unstated meaning that underlies and is implied by spoken dialogue






8. A shot that focuses audience attention on precise details that may or may not be the focus of characters






9. The conclusion of the film wraps up - all loose ends in a form of resolution - though not necessarily with a happy ending.






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






11. The space between the camera and subject it is filming.






12. 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






13. Creating images during post-production by joining together photographic or CGI material shot or created at different times and places






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






15. Dutch angle; a shot resulting from a static camera that is tilted to the right or left - so that the subject in the frame appears at a diagonal






16. The camera should move at least 30 degrees any time there is a cut within a scene






17. 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






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






19. Creating the appearance of movement by drawing a series of frames that are projected sequentially - rather than photographing a series of still images






20. Creating images during post-production by joining together photographic or CGI material shot or created at different times and places






21. The rules of character - setting - and narrative that films that belong to a genre - such as Westerns - horror films - and screwball comedies - generally obey.






22. 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






23. An outlawed studio era practice - where studios forced exhibitors to book groups of films at once - thus ensuring a market for their failures along with their successes






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






25. 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






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






27. A type of matte shot - created by positioning a pane of optically flawless glass with a painting on it between the camera and the scene to be photographed. This combines the painting on the glass with the set or location - seen through the glass - be






28. A term describing a conclusion that does not answer all the questions raised regarding characters or storylines - nor tie up all loose ends






29. A black masking device used to black out a portion of the frame - usually for the insertion of other images






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






31. 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






32. A type of matte shot - created by positioning a pane of optically flawless glass with a painting on it between the camera and the scene to be photographed. This combines the painting on the glass with the set or location - seen through the glass - be






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






34. Muted - washed out color that contains more white than a saturated color






35. 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






36. A property of older television monitors - where each frame was scanned as two fields: One consisting of all the odd numbered lines - the other all the even lines. If slowed down - the television image would appear to sweep down the screen one line at






37. 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






38. A series of individual drawings that provides a blueprint for the shooting of a scene






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






40. 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






41. The horizontal turning movement of an otherwise immobile camera across a scene from left to right or vice versa






42. Early films that documented everyday events - such as workers leaving a factory






43. Light striking the emulsion layer of the film - activating light-sensitive grains






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






45. The distance in millimeters from the optical center of a lens to the lane where the sharpest image is formed while focusing on a distant object






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






47. A technique of running the motion picture camera at a speed slower than projection speed (24 frames per second) - in order to produce at a fast motion sequence when projected at normal speed. The term derives from early film cameras - which were cran






48. The classical model of narrative form. The first act introduces characters and conflicts; the second act offers complication leading to a climax; the third act contains the danouement and resolution






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






50. 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