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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. The non-chronological insertion of events from the past into the present day of the story world






2. A videotape system that records images onto magnetic tape - using electronic signals






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






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






5. 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






6. Then Hollywood writers and directors cited for Contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate with the House Committee on Un-American Activities' attempts to root out Communists in the film industry






7. A shot transition where shot A slowly disappears as the screen becomes black before shot B appears. A fade-in is the reverse of this process






8. 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






9. 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






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






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






12. Creating an image by combining several elements created separately using computer graphics rather than photographic means






13. A technique of shifting the camera angle - height - or distance to take into account the motion of actors or objects within the frame






14. A musical in which some or all musical numbers are not motivated by the narrative; for example - characters sing and dance throughout the film but at least some performances are not staged for an onscreen audience. Examples include Oklahoma - The umb






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






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






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. A post-studio era Hollywood film designed to appeal to the broadest possible audience by fusing a simple story line with major movie stars and mounting a lavish marketing campaign






19. Devices that attach to actors' faces and/or bodies to change their appearance






20. A technique of moving a zoom lens from a wide-angle position to a telephoto position - which results in a magnification of the subject within the frame - and keeps the subject in focus






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






22. 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






23. Devices that attach to actors' faces and/or bodies to change their appearance






24. 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






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






26. 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






27. An alternative to continuity editing - this style of editing was developed in silent Soviet cinema - based on the theory that editing should exploit the difference between shots to generate intellectual and emotional responses in the audience






28. A film process that uses 35mm film stock but changes the orientation of the film so that the film moves through the camera horizontally instead of vertically. The larger image is of higher quality than standard 35mm processes






29. A system of constructing and arranging buildings and objects on the set so that they diminish in size dramatically from foreground to background - which creates the illusion of depth






30. 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






31. The average length in seconds of a series of shots - covering a portion of a film or an entire film; a measure of pace within a scene or in the film as a whole.






32. An attribute of newer television monitors - where each frame is scanned by the electron beam as a single field. If slowed down - each frame would appear on the monitor in its entirety on the screen - rather than line by line - as is the case with int






33. 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






34. 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






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






36. A platform on wheels - used for mobile camera shots






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






38. Invisible editing; a system devised to minimize the audience's awareness of shot transitions - especially cuts - in order to improve the flow of the story and avoid interrupting the viewer's immersion it in






39. Also called 'd-cinema.' Not to be confused with digital cinematography (shooting movies on digital video) - this term refers to using digital technologies for exhibition






40. The non-chronological insertion of events from the past into the present day of the story world






41. A scene transition wherein sound from one scene bleeds over into the ext scene - often resulting in a contrast between sound image






42. A term that refers to the organization of an industry wherein one type of corporation also owns corporations in allied industries - for example - film production and video games






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






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






45. A neutral account of the basic plot and style of a film - a part of a film - or a group of films






46. Individuals who were prevented from working in the film industry because of their suspected involvement with Communist interests






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






48. A measure of a film stock's sensitivity to light. 'Fast' refers to sensitive film stock - while slow film is relatively insensitive






49. The annotated script - containing information about set-ups used during shooting






50. A machine that converts film prints to videotape format