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Film Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Projecting a series of frames of film with the same image - which appears to stop the action
Motif
Freeze frame
Shot
Actualitas
2. An early color process that replaced silver halide grains with colored salts
Apparatus Theory
Extradiegetic
Anamorphic lens
Toning
3. A consistent style - theme - and subject matter developed over the course of a director's body of work
Speed
Cut
Oeuvre
Cutaway
4. 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
Plot summary
Long shot
Lens
Telephoto lens
5. 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
Hard light
Panchromatic
Matte painting
Scene
6. The narrative path of the main or supporting characters - also called a plotline. Complex films may have several lines of action
Pixel
Loose framing
Line of action
Lens
7. A person responsible for putting a film together from a mass of developed footage - making decisions regarding pace - shot transitions - and which scenes and shots will be used
Production values
Parellel editing
Editor
Cut
8. A technician responsible for splicing and assembling the film negative to the editor's specifications
Aerial Shot
Negative cutter
Compositing
Major studios
9. Because film stock is sensitive to the color of light - directors work with film labs in post-production to monitor the color scheme of each scene in a film - making adjustments for consistency and aesthetic effect
Extreme close-up
Extra
Color timing
Anime
10. Individuals who were prevented from working in the film industry because of their suspected involvement with Communist interests
Narrative
Product placement
Hollywood Blacklist
Anamorphic lens
11. A widescreen process that uses three cameras - three projectors - and a wide - curved screen
Forced development
Cinerama
Genre
Orthochromatic
12. Thin - flexible material comprised of base and emulsion layers - onto which light rays are focused and which is processed in chemicals to produce film images
Character actor
Film stock
Fog filter
Integrated musical
13. 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
Cut
Production values
Genre
Optical printer
14. A style of Japanese animation - distinguished primarily by the fact that it is not all geared for young audiences
Letterboxing
Recursive action
Anime
Saturation
15. A neutral account of the basic plot and style of a film - a part of a film - or a group of films
Descriptive claim
Frame narration
Lens
Filter
16. 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
Standard shot pattern
Jump cut
Progressive scanning
Negative
17. A black masking device used to black out a portion of the frame - usually for the insertion of other images
Classical style
Matte
Subtext
Go-motion
18. A mental phenomenon by which viewers derive more meaning from the interaction of two sequential shots than from a single shot in isolation
Zoom lens
Kuleshov effect
Fast motion
Exposure latitude
19. 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
Persistence of vision
Flashback
Available light
Out-take
20. 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
Two-shot
Matte
Handheld shot
Realist style
21. A shot in a sequence that is taken from the reverse angle of the shot previous to it
First-person narration
Hollywood Ten
Reverse shot
Freeze frame
22. A transparent sheet on which animation artists draw images.
Glass shot
Antagonist
Anime
Cel
23. A relatively long - uninterrupted sot - generally of a minute or more
Text
Kuleshov effect
Long take
High concept film
24. Color. The strength of a hue is measured by its saturation or desaturation
Interpretive claim
Horizontal integration
Soft light
Hue
25. A statement that presents an argument about a film's meaning and significance
Hybrid
Screenplay
Interpretive claim
Genre conventions
26. Secondary footage that is interspersed with master shots - sometimes in the form of footage shot for another production or archival footage
Classical style
B-roll
Hue
Soft light
27. A musical film in which each song and dance number is narratively motivated by a plot that situates characters in performance contexts
Exposition
Backstage musical
Wireframe
Vertical integration
28. The selection and ordering of narrative events presented in a film
Freeze frame
B-roll
Syuzhet
Text
29. 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
Overexposure
Orthochromatic
Composition in depth
Pushing
30. The period after principal photography during which editing and looping take place - and special visual effects are added to the film
Post-production
Match on action
Digital video
Master shot
31. A device that projects photographs or footage onto glass so that images can be traced by hand to create animated images
Aerial Shot
Rotoscope
Exposure
Soundtrack
32. Also called 'rushes.' Footage exposed and developed quickly so that the director can assess the day's work
Typecasting
Star system
Rack focus
Dailies
33. A term used for any narrative sound - or visual element not contained in the story world. Also called 'extradiegetic'
Non-diegetic
Dolly
Frozen time moment
Polarizing filters
34. A shot taken fro a position directly above the action - also called a 'birds' eye shot'
Extreme long-shot
Tableau shot
Pan
Overhead shot
35. A film's main characters - one whose conflicts and motives drive the story forward
Protagonist
Point-of-view shot
Deep focus cinematography
30-degree rule
36. A term describing a conclusion that does not answer all the questions raised regarding characters or storylines - nor tie up all loose ends
Text
Open-ended
Studio system
Undercranking
37. Natural light; The process of suing sunlight rather than artificial studio lights when filming
Available light
Figure placement and movement
Compositing
Scratching
38. A chemical coating on film stock containing light-sensitive grains
Emulsion
Compositing
Method acting
Soundtrack
39. A crew member who works in post-production in a specially equipped studio to create the sounds of the story world - such as the shuffling of shoes on various surfaces for footsteps
Tilt
Foley artist
Pixel
Masking
40. Everything audiences hear when they watch a sound film. The soundtrack is the composite of all three elements of film sound: dialogue - music - and sound effects
Soundtrack
Extreme wide-angle lens
Dissolve
Hollywood Ten
41. 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
Tinting
Promotion
Cel
Major studios
42. A process of transferring film to video tapes or DVDs so that the original aspect ratio of the film is preserved
Extreme long-shot
Apparatus Theory
Letterboxing
Three-act structure
43. Public identity created by marketing a film actor's performances - press coverage - and 'personal' information to fans as the star's personality
Medium shot
Script supervisor
Front projection
Star persona
44. 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
Medium shot
Handheld shot
Trombone shot
Camera distance
45. The falling or unraveling action after the climax of a narrative that leads to resolution
Negative cutter
Denouement
Zoom lens
Fog filter
46. A story; a chain of events linked by cause-and-effect logic
Avant-garde film
Narrative
Direct cinema
Tight framing
47. The shape of the image onscreen as determined by the width of the frame relative to its height
Aspect Ratio
Two-shot
Runaway production
Matte painting
48. A crew member whose job is to maintain consistency in visual details from one shot to the next
Promotion
Script supervisor
Medium close-up
Continuity editor
49. The period after principal photography during which editing and looping take place - and special visual effects are added to the film
Post-production
Mockumentary
30-degree rule
Omniscient narration
50. A shot that makes the human subject very small in relation to his or her environment. The entire figure from head to toe is onscreen and dwarfed by the surroundings
Filter
Steadicam
Second unit
Extreme long-shot