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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. A videotape system that records images onto magnetic tape - using electronic signals






2. 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






3. An alternative to classical and realist styles - formalism is a self-consciously interventionist approach that explores ideas - abstraction - and aesthetics rather than focusing on storytelling (as in classical films) or everyday life (as in realist






4. 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






5. Early films that documented everyday events - such as workers leaving a factory






6. Film productions shot outside the U.S. for economic reasons






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






8. An optical effect whereby the eye continues to register a visual stimulus in the brain for a brief period after that stimulus has been removed






9. A system for recording images on magnetic tape using a digital signal - that is - an electronic signal comprised of 0s and 1s






10. 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






11. 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






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






13. 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






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






15. 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.






16. 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






17. Dutch angle; a shot resulting from a static camera that is tilted to the right or left - so that the subject in the frame appears at a diagonal






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. A machine used to create optical effects such as fades - dissolves - and superimpositions. Most are now created digitally






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






21. The aspect ratio of 1.33:1 - standardized by the Academy of Motion Picture Art and Sciences until the development of widescreen formats in the 1950s






22. Also called 'full screen -' the technique of re-shooting a widescreen film in order to convert it to the original television aspect ration of 1.33 to 1. Rather than reproduce the original aspect ratio - as a letterboxed version does - a panned and sc






23. An uncredited actor - usually hired for crowd scenes






24. 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






25. An efficient system developed for film lighting. In a standard lighting set-up - the key light illuminates the subject - the fill light eliminates shadows cast by the key light - and the back light separates the subject from the background






26. Processes such as Cinemascope and Cinerama - developed during the 1950s to enhance film's size advantage over the smaller television image






27. The width of the film stock - measured across the frame. Typical sizes are 8mm - 16mm - 35mm - and 70mm






28. A term that refers to the organization of an industry wherein one type of corporation also owns corporations in allied industries - for example - film production and video games






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






30. Using computer graphics to 'build' structures connected to the actual architecture on set or location






31. A compositing method that allows cinematographers to combine live action and settings that are filmed or created separately. Actors are filmed against a green or blue background. During post-production - this background is filled in with an image thr






32. The reverse of Iris in: an iris expands outward until the next shot takes up the entire screen






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






34. 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






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






36. 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






37. The falling or unraveling action after the climax of a narrative that leads to resolution






38. A visual effect created when the subject in the frame is restricted by the objects or the physical properties of the set






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






40. A platform on wheels - used for mobile camera shots






41. 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






42. A continuity editing technique that preserves spatial continuity by using a character's line of vision as motivation for a cut






43. 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






44. A marketing strategy of screening a blockbuster prior to general release only in premier theaters






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






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






47. A format that uses a larger film stock than standard 35mm. IMAX - Omnimax - and Showscan are shot on 70mm film






48. An optical technique that divides the screen into two or more frames






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






50. A small - variable opening on a camera lens that regulates the amount of light entering the camera and striking the surface of the film







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