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Film Vocab
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1. A specialist who monitors the processing of color on the se and in the film lab
Montage sequence
Extreme wide-angle lens
Color consultant
Hollywood Ten
2. 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
First-person narration
Trombone shot
Negative
Extreme long-shot
3. 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
Spec script
Negative
Master positive
Wide film
4. A specialist who monitors the processing of color on the se and in the film lab
Establishing shot
Out-take
Travelling matte
Color consultant
5. The use of editing techniques - such as a fade or dissolve - to indicate the end of one scene and the beginning of another
Medium close-up
Shot transition
Intertextual reference
Synthespian
6. A system for recording images on magnetic tape using a digital signal - that is - an electronic signal comprised of 0s and 1s
Mixing
Natural-key lighting
Digital video
Selective focus
7. 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
Recursive action
Exposure
Diegesis
Digital video
8. A sound editing technique that links several scenes through parallel and overlapping sounds. Each sound is associated with one scene - unlike a sound bridge - where a sound from one scene bleeds into that of another
Revisionist
Interpretive claim
Digital cinema
Lightning mix
9. 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
Long shot
Desaturated
Masking
Emulsion
10. A device used to manipulate the amount and/or color of light entering the lens
Genre
Antagonist
Motivation
Filter
11. A shot filmed from an airplane or helicopter
Aerial Shot
Tracking shot
Synthespian
Composition
12. 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
180-degree rule
Split screen
Go-motion
Underexposure
13. A marketing strategy of screening a blockbuster prior to general release only in premier theaters
Motif
Roadshowing
Hard light
B-roll
14. A shot filmed from an airplane or helicopter
Toning
Aerial Shot
Go-motion
Trailer
15. A videotape system that records images onto magnetic tape - using electronic signals
Genre conventions
Standard shot pattern
Analog Video
Shooting script
16. A pan executed so quickly that it produces a blurred image - indicated rapid activity or - sometimes - the passage of time
Prosthesis
Cameo
Freeze frame
Swish pan
17. 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
Extra
Line reading
Classical style
Reverse shot
18. A screenplay written and submitted to a studio or production company without a prior contract or agreement
Set-up
Telecine
Academy Ratio
Spec script
19. A lens with a focal length greater than 50 mm (usually between 80mm and 20mm) - which provides a larger image of the subject than a normal or wide-angle lens but which narrows the angle of vision and flattens the depth of the image relative to normal
Visual effects
Glass shot
Telephoto lens
Extradiegetic
20. The space between the camera and subject it is filming.
Cameo
Intertextual reference
Point-of-view shot
Camera distance
21. A story narrated by one of the characters within the story - using the 'I' voice
First-person narration
Omniscient narration
Reframing
Medium shot
22. An alternative to continuity editing - this style of editing was developed in silent Soviet cinema - based on the theory that editing should exploit the difference between shots to generate intellectual and emotional responses in the audience
Underexposure
Overlapping dialogue
Glass shot
Soviet montage
23. The width of the film stock - measured across the frame. Typical sizes are 8mm - 16mm - 35mm - and 70mm
Take
Widescreen
Gauge
Figure placement and movement
24. Dialogue that restates What is already obvious from images or action
Glass shot
Figure placement and movement
On-the-nose dialogue
Soft light
25. Light emitted from a relatively small source positioned close to the subject. It tends to be unflattering because it creates deep shadows and emphasizes surface imperfections
Camera distance
Hue
Hard light
Composition
26. A camera device that opens and closes to regulate the length of time the film is exposed to light
Charge coupler device
Diffusion filters
Shutter
Compilation film
27. A technique of cutting back and forth between action occurring in two different locations - which often creates the illusion that they are happening simultaneously. Also called 'cross cutting.'
Restricted narration
Text
Parellel editing
Backstage musical
28. A shot taken from a level camera located approximately 5' to 6' from the ground - simulating the perspective of a person standing before the action presented
Storyboard
Eye-level shot
Fast motion
Master positive
29. 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
Pushing
City symphony
Soft light
Academy Ratio
30. The arrangement of images to depict a unified storyline
Soundtrack
Overhead shot
Lens
Narrative sequencing
31. 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
Fabula
Special visual effects
Underexposure
Interlaced scanning
32. 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
Realist style
Pulling
High-angle shot
Direct sound
33. Squeezes the image at a ratio of 2:1 horizontally onto a standard film frame. On the projector - it unsqueezes the image - creating a widescreen aspect ratio during presentation
Anamorphic lens
ADR
Extreme long-shot
Director
34. Author; A term popularized by French film critics and refers to film directors with their own distinctive style
Flashforward
Point-of-view shot
Auteur
Genre
35. A technique of shifting the camera angle - height - or distance to take into account the motion of actors or objects within the frame
Auteur
Reframing
Travelling matte
Undercranking
36. An early color process - involving bathing lengths of processed film in dye one scene at a time
Tinting
Fade-out
Line reading
Polarizing filters
37. The falling or unraveling action after the climax of a narrative that leads to resolution
Eyeline match
Denouement
Omniscient narration
German Expressionism
38. A narrative moment that signals an important shift of some kind in character or situation
Outsourcing
Turning point
Tight framing
Shot transition
39. Natural light; The process of suing sunlight rather than artificial studio lights when filming
Available light
Storyboard
Slow motion
Motivation
40. 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
Diffusion filters
Composition
Digital cinema
Interpretive claim
41. A technique of depicting two layered images simultaneously. Images from one frame or several frames of film are added to pre-existing images - using an optical printer - to produce the same effect as a double exposure
Time-lapse photography
Match on action
Superimposition
Set-up
42. A business model adopted by the major studios during the Hollywood studio era - in which studios controlled all aspects of the film business - from production to distribution and exhibition
Vertical integration
Digital compositing
Closure
Horizontal integration
43. Experimental film; Underground cinema;
Hard light
Avant-garde film
Restricted narration
Matte painting
44. A technique of intentionally adding scratches in a film's emulsion layer for aesthetic purposes - such as to simulate home movie footage
Point-of-view shot
Computer-generated imagery (CGI)
Scratching
Tinting
45. A crew member whose job is to maintain consistency in visual details from one shot to the next
Third-person narration
Time-lapse photography
Continuity editor
Four-part structure
46. An action film cycle of the late 1960s and early 1970s that featured bold - rebellious African American characters
Superimposition
Swish pan
Video assist
Blaxploitation
47. A lens with a focal length greater than 50 mm (usually between 80mm and 20mm) - which provides a larger image of the subject than a normal or wide-angle lens but which narrows the angle of vision and flattens the depth of the image relative to normal
Telephoto lens
Cel
Spec script
Progressive scanning
48. The non-chronological insertion of events from the past into the present day of the story world
Wipe
Intertextual reference
Flashback
Plot summary
49. The width of the film stock - measured across the frame. Typical sizes are 8mm - 16mm - 35mm - and 70mm
Extreme long-shot
Genre conventions
Gauge
Dissolve
50. The term for a film's spoken dialogue - as opposed to the underlying meaning contained in the subtext
180-degree rule
Grain
Protagonist
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