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Film Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A widescreen process that uses three cameras - three projectors - and a wide - curved screen
Bleach bypass
Persistence of vision
Cinerama
Digital video
2. The artful use of light and dark areas in the composition in black and white filmmaking
Chiaroscuro
Character actor
Director
Flashing
3. A technique of 'pushing' the film (overdeveloping it) to correct problems of underexposure (resulting from insufficient light during shooting) by increasing image contrast
Wide film
First-person narration
Forced development
Aerial Shot
4. (Automatic dialogue replacement) recording synchronized dialogue in post-production - cutting several identical lengths of developed film and having actors record the dialogue repeatedly
ADR
Omniscient narration
Genre conventions
Extreme wide-angle lens
5. A relatively long - uninterrupted sot - generally of a minute or more
Long take
Dissolve
Lens
Open-ended
6. A system for recording images on magnetic tape using a digital signal - that is - an electronic signal comprised of 0s and 1s
Digital video
Exposure
Flashing
City symphony
7. A process of transferring film to video tapes or DVDs so that the original aspect ratio of the film is preserved
Letterboxing
Promotion
Scratching
Slow motion
8. The distance that appears in focus in front of and behind the subject. It is determined by the aperture - distance and focal length of lens
Depth of field
Restricted narration
Phi phenomenon
Split screen
9. A style of stage acting developed from the teachings of Constantin Stanislavsky - which trains actors to get into character through the use of emotional memory
Apparatus Theory
Method acting
Vista Vision
Outsourcing
10. A relatively long - uninterrupted sot - generally of a minute or more
Base
Scratching
Vista Vision
Long take
11. A statement that asserts a judgment that a given film or group of films is good or bad - based on specific criteria - Which may or may not be stated
Direct cinema
Continuity editor
Evaluative claim
Three-point lighting
12. 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
Blocking
Rack focus
Tinting
High concept film
13. Processes such as Cinemascope and Cinerama - developed during the 1950s to enhance film's size advantage over the smaller television image
Widescreen
Formalist style
Closure
Digital set extension
14. 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
Shot
Product placement
Omniscient narration
Plot summary
15. 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
Travelling matte
Graphic match
Star system
Underexposure
16. A camera device that opens and closes to regulate the length of time the film is exposed to light
Shutter
Soviet montage
Widescreen
Digital set extension
17. A shot depicting the human body from the waist up
Medium shot
Extreme long-shot
First-person narration
Narrative sequencing
18. A shot filmed from an airplane or helicopter
Matte
Aerial Shot
Fabula
Overexposure
19. A crew member whose job is to measure the distance between the subject and the camera lens - marking the ring on the camera lens - and ensuring the ring is turned precisely so that the image is in focus
Progressive scanning
Non-diegetic
Speed
Focus puller
20. 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
Phi phenomenon
Restricted narration
Filter
Color consultant
21. 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
Filter
Computer-generated imagery (CGI)
Blaxploitation
Studio system
22. A crew member responsible for logging the details of each take on the set so as to ensure continuity
Script supervisor
Computer-generated imagery (CGI)
Foley artist
Iris out
23. A business model adopted by the major studios during the Hollywood studio era - in which studios controlled all aspects of the film business - from production to distribution and exhibition
Focal length
Voice-over
Selective focus
Vertical integration
24. A production term denoting a single uninterrupted series of frames exposed by a motion picture or video camera between the time it is turned on and the time it is turned off. Filmmakers shoot several takes of any scene and the film editor selects the
Aperture
Shot/reverse shot
Two-shot
Take
25. 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
Tableau shot
Direct sound
On-the-nose dialogue
Release prints
26. A shot taken from a camera position above the subject - looking down at it
Shot
Star system
High-angle shot
Block booking
27. A term describing a conclusion that does not answer all the questions raised regarding characters or storylines - nor tie up all loose ends
Low-angle shot
Normal lens
Shooting script
Open-ended
28. A lens with a shorter focal length than a normal or telephoto lens (usually between 15-35mm). The subject appears smaller as a result - but the angle of vision is wider and an illusion is created of greater depth in the frame
Fabula
Apparatus Theory
Wide-angle lens
Frozen time moment
29. An actor whose career rests on playing minor or secondary quirky characters rather than leading roles
Slow motion
Morphing
Character actor
Bleach bypass
30. A technique of moving the camera - on a specially built track. Such shots often trace character movement laterally across the frame or in and out of the depth of the frame
Tinting
Medium long shot
Tracking shot
Scratching
31. A filter that simply reduces the amount of light entering the lens - without affecting the color characteristics
Syuzhet
Assistant Editor
Neutral-density filter
Flashforward
32. Fish-eye lens; With a focal length of 15mm or less - this lens presents an extremely distorted image - where objects in the center of the frame appear to bulge toward the camera
Extreme wide-angle lens
Telecine
Pan
Camera distance
33. 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
Deep focus cinematography
Dailies
Release prints
Low-key lighting
34. 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
Hue
Eye-level shot
Low-key lighting
Phi phenomenon
35. Standard shot pattern: A sequence of shots designed to maintain spatial continuity. Scene begin with an establishing shot - then move to a series of individual shots depicting characters and action - before reestablishing shots re-orient viewers to t
Morphing
Standard shot pattern
Base
Dye coupler
36. A lens with a variable focal length that allows changes of focal length while keeping the subject in focus
Episodic
Frozen time moment
Zoom lens
Wide-angle lens
37. The distance that appears in focus in front of and behind the subject. It is determined by the aperture - distance and focal length of lens
Double exposure
Normal lens
Depth of field
Analog Video
38. A computer-generated actor that some speculate will replace flesh and blood actors in the not so distant future
Analog Video
Episodic
Scene
Synthespian
39. Light striking the emulsion layer of the film - activating light-sensitive grains
Restricted narration
Exposure
Propaganda film
Block booking
40. The length in minutes for a film to play in its entirety (for example - 120 minutes). Also referred to as 'screen time.'
Running time
Set-up
Glass shot
Synthespian
41. A chemical coating on film stock containing light-sensitive grains
Subgenre
High-angle shot
Offscreen space
Emulsion
42. The annotated script - containing information about set-ups used during shooting
Shooting script
Iris in...
Flashback
Optical printer
43. An abrupt - inexplicable shift in time and place of an action not signaled by an appropriate shot transition
Fade-out
Jump cut
Undercranking
Open-ended
44. The reverse of Iris in: an iris expands outward until the next shot takes up the entire screen
Iris out
Matte
Blue screen
Continuity editing
45. A neutral account of the basic plot and style of a film - a part of a film - or a group of films
Descriptive claim
Major studios
Diegesis
Aperture
46. A shot transition that emphasizes the visual similarities between two consecutive shots
Graphic match
Undercranking
Scene
Editor
47. A type of documentary film whose purpose is to present the way of life of a culture or subculture
Vista Vision
Iris in...
Major studios
Ethnographic film
48. Lighting design where the key light is somewhat more intense than the fill light - so the fill does not eliminate every shadow. The effect is generally less cheerful than high-key lighting - but not as gloomy as low-key lighting
Natural-key lighting
Dissolve
Anamorphic lens
German Expressionism
49. The practice of Hollywood studios contracting out post-production work to individuals or firms outside the U.S.
Outsourcing
Subgenre
Reverse shot
B-roll
50. A shot transition that involves the gradual disappearance of the image at the same time that a new image gradually comes into view
Dye coupler
Promotion
Dissolve
Hollywood Blacklist