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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. Individuals who were prevented from working in the film industry because of their suspected involvement with Communist interests






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






3. 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






4. 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






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






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






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






8. Prefogging; a cinematographic technique that exposes raw film stock to light before - during - or after shooting - resulting in an image with reduced contrast. This effect can also be created using digital post-production techniques






9. A style associated with Hollywood filmmaking of the studio and post-studio era - in which efficient storytelling - rather than gritty realism or aesthetic innovation - is of paramount importance






10. 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






11. An animation technique that uses a computer program to interpolate frames to produce the effect of an object or creature changing gradually into something different. The program calculates the way the image must change in order for the first image to






12. A painting used on the set as a portion of the background






13. A technique of exposing film frames - then rewinding the film and exposing it again - which results in an image that combines two shots in a single frame






14. Any noticeable but unintended discrepancy from one shot to the next in costume - props - hairstyle - posture - etc.






15. A technique of intentionally adding scratches in a film's emulsion layer for aesthetic purposes - such as to simulate home movie footage






16. A painting used on the set as a portion of the background






17. A short segment of film used to promote an upcoming release






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






19. The central cause(s) behind a character's actions






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






21. A short documentary on current events - show in movie theaters along with cartoons and feature films beginning in the 1930s






22. 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






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






24. A genre film that radically modifies accepted genre conventions for dramatic effect






25. Assists the editor with various tasks - including taking footage to the lab - checking the condition of the negative - cataloguing footage - and supervising optical effects - often produced by an outside company






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






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






28. A shot that contains two characters within the frame






29. 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






30. Dialogue that restates What is already obvious from images or action






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






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. 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






34. The period of time before principal photography during which actors are signed - sets and costumes designed - and locations scouted






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






36. An effect created when too little light strikes the film during shooting. As a result the image will contain dark areas that appear very dense and dark (including shadows) and the overall contrast will be less than with a properly exposed image






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






38. 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






39. Optical illusions created during post-production






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






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






42. 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






43. 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






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






45. 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






46. 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






47. 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






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






49. The plotline that surrounds an embedded tale. The frame narration may or may not be as fully developed as the embedded tale






50. A form of shot transition - generally concluding a scene - where a circular mask constricts around the image until the entire frame is black







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