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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. An actor whose career rests on playing minor or secondary quirky characters rather than leading roles






2. 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






3. An actor whose career rests on playing minor or secondary quirky characters rather than leading roles






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






5. Also called 'rushes.' Footage exposed and developed quickly so that the director can assess the day's work






6. A brief chronological description of the basic events and characters in a film. It does not include interpretive or evaluative claims






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






8. 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






9. 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






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






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. 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






13. 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






14. 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






15. A measure of a film stock's sensitivity to light. 'Fast' refers to sensitive film stock - while slow film is relatively insensitive






16. The period of time before principal photography during which actors are signed - sets and costumes designed - and locations scouted






17. A musical accompaniment written specifically for a film






18. A widescreen process that uses three cameras - three projectors - and a wide - curved screen






19. A production term referring to coordinating actors' movements with lines of dialogue






20. 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






21. 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






22. 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






23. 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






24. A widescreen process that uses three cameras - three projectors - and a wide - curved screen






25. An uncredited actor - usually hired for crowd scenes






26. 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






27. A property of older television monitors - where each frame was scanned as two fields: One consisting of all the odd numbered lines - the other all the even lines. If slowed down - the television image would appear to sweep down the screen one line at






28. A type of matte shot - created by positioning a pane of optically flawless glass with a painting on it between the camera and the scene to be photographed. This combines the painting on the glass with the set or location - seen through the glass - be






29. An action film cycle of the late 1960s and early 1970s that featured bold - rebellious African American characters






30. An early color process that replaced silver halide grains with colored salts






31. The arrangement of images to depict a unified storyline






32. 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






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






34. A production term denoting a single uninterrupted series of frames exposed by a motion picture or video camera between the time it is turned on and the time it is turned off. Filmmakers shoot several takes of any scene and the film editor selects the






35. A crew member whose job is to measure the distance between the subject and the camera lens - marking the ring on the camera lens - and ensuring the ring is turned precisely so that the image is in focus






36. The chronological accounting of all events presented and suggested






37. 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






38. 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






39. Projecting a series of frames of film with the same image - which appears to stop the action






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






41. A shot transition that involves the gradual disappearance of the image at the same time that a new image gradually comes into view






42. A technique used to join live action with pre-recorded background images. A projector is aimed at a half-silvered mirror that reflects the background - which the camera records as being located behind the actors






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






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






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






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






47. The rules of character - setting - and narrative that films that belong to a genre - such as Westerns - horror films - and screwball comedies - generally obey.






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






49. A technique of 'pushing' the film (overdeveloping it) to correct problems of underexposure (resulting from insufficient light during shooting) by increasing image contrast






50. The way an actor delivers a line of dialogue - including pauses - inflection - and emotion







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