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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. Exposed and developed film stock from which the master positive is struck. If projected - the negative would produce a reverse of the image - with dark areas appearing white and vice versa or - if color film - areas of color appearing as their comple






2. The camera does not move across an imagined line drawn between two characters






3. 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






4. A measure of the visual and sound quality of a film. Low-budget films tend to have lower production values because they lack the resources to devote to expensive pre- and post-production activities






5. A shot taken from a camera position below the subject






6. A shot transition that emphasizes the visual similarities between two consecutive shots






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






8. The imagined world of the story






9. The artful use of light and dark areas in the composition in black and white filmmaking






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






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






12. 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






13. A musical film in which each song and dance number is narratively motivated by a plot that situates characters in performance contexts






14. A rule in continuity editing - which dictates that if a cut occurs while a character is in the midst of an action - the subsequent shot must begin so that audiences see the completion of that action






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






16. Public identity created by marketing a film actor's performances - press coverage - and 'personal' information to fans as the star's personality






17. 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






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






19. A rule in continuity editing - which dictates that if a cut occurs while a character is in the midst of an action - the subsequent shot must begin so that audiences see the completion of that action






20. Assists the gaffer in managing lighting crews






21. 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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Projecting a series of frames of film with the same image - which appears to stop the action






29. 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






30. A shot in a sequence that is taken from the reverse angle of the shot previous to it






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






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






33. Drawing attention to the process of representation (including narrative and characterization) to break the theatrical illusion and elicit a distanced - intellectual response in the audience






34. The chronological accounting of all events presented and suggested






35. A series of related scene joined through elliptical editing that indicates the passage of time






36. A short screen appearance by a celebrity - playing himself or herself






37. The individual arrangement of lighting and camera placement used for each shot






38. 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






39. A film that fuses the conventions of two or more genres






40. An early color process - involving bathing lengths of processed film in dye one scene at a time






41. A story narrated by one of the characters within the story - using the 'I' voice






42. A shot depicting the human body from the waist up






43. An agreement made between filmmakers and those who license the use of commercial products to feature those products in films - generally as props used by characters






44. A style of Japanese animation - distinguished primarily by the fact that it is not all geared for young audiences






45. 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






46. 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






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






48. A computer-generated actor that some speculate will replace flesh and blood actors in the not so distant future






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






50. A series of related scene joined through elliptical editing that indicates the passage of time







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