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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. A large-budget film whose strategy is to swamp the competition through market saturation






2. A technique of 'pushing' the film (overdeveloping it) to correct problems of underexposure (resulting from insufficient light during shooting) by increasing image contrast






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






4. 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






5. A similarity established between two characters or situations that invites the audience to compare the two. It may involve visual - narrative - and/or sound elements






6. A film style that emerged in the 1910s in Germany. It was heavily indebted to the Expressionist art movement of the time and influenced subsequent horror films and film noir






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






8. The arrangement of images to depict a unified storyline






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






10. Materials intentionally released by studios to attract public attention to films and their stars. Promotion differs from publicity - which is information that is not (or does not appear to be) intentionally disseminated by studios






11. 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






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






13. A single take that contains an entire scene






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






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






16. Dense accumulation of detail conveyed in the opening moments of a film






17. An uncredited actor - usually hired for crowd scenes






18. 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)






19. Sound design that blends the speech of several characters talking simultaneously - used to create spontaneity - although it may also confuse the audience






20. The arrangement of images to depict a unified storyline






21. A chemical embedded in the emulsion layer of film stock that - when developed after exposure - releases a particular color dye (red - green - or blue)






22. 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






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






24. A shot that includes a human figure from the shoulders up






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






26. A technique of shooting a scene at a very high speed (96 frames per second) - then adding and subtracting frames in post-production - 'fanning out' the action through the overlapping images






27. A technique of 'pushing' the film (overdeveloping it) to correct problems of underexposure (resulting from insufficient light during shooting) by increasing image contrast






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






29. 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






30. A device attached to the film camera that records videotape of what has been filmed - allowing the director immediate access to video footage






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






32. A crew member who works in post-production in a specially equipped studio to create the sounds of the story world - such as the shuffling of shoes on various surfaces for footsteps






33. The building block of a scene; an uninterrupted sequence of frames that viewers experience as they watch a film - ending with a cut - fade - dissolve - etc. See also Take






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






35. 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.






36. A technique of leaving empty space around the subject in the frame - in order to covey openness and continuity of visible space and to imply offscreen space






37. 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






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






39. 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






40. 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






41. A shot that makes the human subject very small in relation to his or her environment. The entire figure from head to toe is onscreen and dwarfed by the surroundings






42. A term for film stock used in early cinema that was insensitive to red hues






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






44. The chronological accounting of all events presented and suggested






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






46. A film style that - in contrast to the classical and formalist styles - focuses characters - place - and the spontaneity and digressiveness of life - rather than on highly structured stories or aesthetic abstraction






47. A technique of shooting a scene at a very high speed (96 frames per second) - then adding and subtracting frames in post-production - 'fanning out' the action through the overlapping images






48. Cinema verite; a documentary style in which the filmmaker attempts to remain as unobtrusive as possible - recording without obvious editorial comment






49. A device attached to the film camera that records videotape of what has been filmed - allowing the director immediate access to video footage






50. A person responsible for putting a film together from a mass of developed footage - making decisions regarding pace - shot transitions - and which scenes and shots will be used






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