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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. 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






2. Color. The strength of a hue is measured by its saturation or desaturation






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






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






5. A technique of underdeveloping exposed film stock (leaving it in a chemical batch a shorter amount of time than usual) in order to achieve the visual effect of reducing contrast






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






7. A part of the story world implied by visual or sound techniques rather than being revealed by the camera






8. A shot taken by a camera that is held manually rather than supported by a tripod - crane or Steadicam. Generally - such shots are shaky - owing to the motion of the camera operator






9. The first shot in a standard shot sequence. Its purpose is to provide a clear representation of the location of the action






10. 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






11. An effect created when more light is required to produce an image strakes the film stock - so that the resulting image exhibits high contrast - glaring light - and washed out shadows. This effect ma or may not be intentional on the filmmaker's part






12. Louis Althusser's term for the way in which a society creates its subjects/citizens through ideological (as opposed to repressive) state apparatuses - which include education - media - religion - and the family






13. 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






14. A filter that simply reduces the amount of light entering the lens - without affecting the color characteristics






15. 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






16. Light emitted from a larger source that is scattered over a bigger area or reflected off a surface before it strikes the subject. Soft light minimizes facial details - including wrinkles






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






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






19. 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






20. The conclusion of the film wraps up - all loose ends in a form of resolution - though not necessarily with a happy ending.






21. A non-standard narrative organization that assumes 'day in the life' quality rather than the highly structured three-act or four part narrative - and that features loose or indirect cause-effect relationships






22. A consistent style - theme - and subject matter developed over the course of a director's body of work






23. Glass filters whose surface is etched with spots that refract light - so they create the appearance of water droplets in the air






24. 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






25. A system initially developed for marketing films by creating and promoting stars as objects of admiration. The promotion of stars has now become an end in itself






26. The first print made from a film negative






27. Optical illusions created during post-production






28. 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






29. 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






30. 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






31. Literary narration from a viewpoint beyond that of any one individual character






32. 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






33. 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






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






35. A technique used to join live action with a pre-recorded background image. A projector is placed behind a screen and projects an image onto it. Actors stand in front of the screen and the camera records them in front of the projected background






36. A direct vocal address to the audience - Which may emanate from a character or from a narrative voice apparently unrelated to the diegesis






37. A technique of underdeveloping exposed film stock (leaving it in a chemical batch a shorter amount of time than usual) in order to achieve the visual effect of reducing contrast






38. A chemical coating on film stock containing light-sensitive grains






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






40. Suspended particles of silver in the film's emulsion - Which may become visible in the final image as dots






41. A description of film stock that is highly sensitive to light






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






43. The conclusion of the film wraps up - all loose ends in a form of resolution - though not necessarily with a happy ending.






44. The first shot in a standard shot sequence. Its purpose is to provide a clear representation of the location of the action






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






46. 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






47. 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






48. A scene filmed and processed but not selected to appear in the final version of the film






49. 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






50. A narrative - visual - or sound element that refers viewers to other films or works of art