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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. A technique of 'pushing' the film (overdeveloping it) to correct problems of underexposure (resulting from insufficient light during shooting) by increasing image contrast






2. A standard shot pattern that dictates that a shot of one character will be followed by a shot of another character - taken from the reverse angle of the first shot






3. These filters bend the light coming into lens - softening and blurring the image






4. A pan executed so quickly that it produces a blurred image - indicated rapid activity or - sometimes - the passage of time






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






6. The average length in seconds of a series of shots - covering a portion of a film or an entire film; a measure of pace within a scene or in the film as a whole.






7. A documentary or occasionally - a narrative film that presents only one side of an argument or one approach to a subject






8. Invisible editing; a system devised to minimize the audience's awareness of shot transitions - especially cuts - in order to improve the flow of the story and avoid interrupting the viewer's immersion it in






9. 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






10. Light striking the emulsion layer of the film - activating light-sensitive grains






11. A standard shot pattern that dictates that a shot of one character will be followed by a shot of another character - taken from the reverse angle of the first shot






12. A shot taken from a camera mounted on a crane that moves three-dimensionally in a space






13. A genre film that radically modifies accepted genre conventions for dramatic effect






14. 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






15. 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






16. A musical accompaniment written specifically for a film






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






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






19. The practice of shooting during the day but using filters and underexposure to create the illusion of nighttime






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






21. 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






22. A filter that creates points of light that streak outward from a light source






23. 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






24. A shot that includes a human figure from the shoulders up






25. A crew member responsible for logging the details of each take on the set so as to ensure continuity






26. A technique of recording very few images over a long period of time - say - one frame per minute or per day






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






28. The measurement of how forgiving a film stock is. It determines whether an acceptable image will be produced when the film stock is exposed to too little or too much light






29. A specialist who monitors the processing of color on the se and in the film lab






30. 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






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






32. The term for a film's spoken dialogue - as opposed to the underlying meaning contained in the subtext






33. A mental phenomenon by which viewers derive more meaning from the interaction of two sequential shots than from a single shot in isolation






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






35. A vertical - up-and-down - motion of an otherwise stationary camera






36. 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






37. The camera should move at least 30 degrees any time there is a cut within a scene






38. An optical effect whereby the human eye fills in gaps between closely spaced objects - so that two light bulbs flashing on and off are understood as one light moving back and forth






39. A type of documentary film whose purpose is to present the way of life of a culture or subculture






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






41. A crew member whose job is to maintain consistency in visual details from one shot to the next






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






43. 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






44. 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






45. A scene transition wherein sound from one scene bleeds over into the ext scene - often resulting in a contrast between sound image






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






47. A technique of intentionally adding scratches in a film's emulsion layer for aesthetic purposes - such as to simulate home movie footage






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






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






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







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