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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. A crew member who reports to the Director of Photography (DP) and is in charge of tasks involving lighting and electrical needs






2. The person in charge of planning the style and look of the film with the production designer and director of photography - working with actors during principal photography - and collaborating with the editor on the final version






3. Prefogging; a cinematographic technique that exposes raw film stock to light before - during - or after shooting - resulting in an image with reduced contrast. This effect can also be created using digital post-production techniques






4. 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






5. A shot taken when the camera is so close to a subject that it fills the frame. It is most commonly used for a shot that isolates and encompasses a single actor's face - to emphasize the expression of emotion






6. A narrative moment that signals an important shift of some kind in character or situation






7. Muted - washed out color that contains more white than a saturated color






8. A screenplay written and submitted to a studio or production company without a prior contract or agreement






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






10. The distance in millimeters from the optical center of a lens to the lane where the sharpest image is formed while focusing on a distant object






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






12. 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






13. 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






14. Assists the gaffer in managing lighting crews






15. The first print made from a film negative






16. A visual effect achieved through the use of photography and digital techniques that appears to stop time and allow the viewer to travel around the subject and view it from a multitude of vantage points






17. A method for producing a widescreen image without special lenses or equipment - using standard film stock and blocking out the top and bottom of the frame to achieve an aspect ration of 1.85:1






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






19. Fish-eye lens; With a focal length of 15mm or less - this lens presents an extremely distorted image - where objects in the center of the frame appear to bulge toward the camera






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






21. 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






22. An abrupt shot transition that occurs when Shot A is instantaneously replaced by Shot B.






23. 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






24. Louis Althusser's term for the way in which a society creates its subjects/citizens through ideological (as opposed to repressive) state apparatuses - which include education - media - religion - and the family






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






26. 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






27. Optical illusions created during post-production






28. A technique of running the motion picture camera at a speed slower than projection speed (24 frames per second) - in order to produce at a fast motion sequence when projected at normal speed. The term derives from early film cameras - which were cran






29. 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






30. A painting used on the set as a portion of the background






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






32. A device worn by a camera operator that holds the motion picture camera - allowing it glide smoothly through spaces unreachable by camera mounted on a crane or other apparatus






33. A single take that contains an entire scene






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






35. The details of a character's past that emerge as the film unfolds - and which often play a role in character motivation






36. 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






37. A long shot in which the film frame resembles the proscenium arch of the stage - distancing the audience






38. 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






39. A type of short film that blends elements of documentary and avant-garde film to document and often to celebrate the wonder of the modern city






40. (Automatic dialogue replacement) recording synchronized dialogue in post-production - cutting several identical lengths of developed film and having actors record the dialogue repeatedly






41. The technique of telling the story from an all-knowing character. Films that use restricted narration limit the audience's perception to what one particular character knows - but may insert moments of omniscience






42. The period after principal photography during which editing and looping take place - and special visual effects are added to the film






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






44. Creating the appearance of movement by drawing a series of frames that are projected sequentially - rather than photographing a series of still images






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






46. The building block of a scene; an uninterrupted sequence of frames that viewers experience as they watch a film - ending with a cut - fade - dissolve - etc. See also Take






47. 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






48. A character who in some way opposes the protagonist - leading to protracted conflict






49. A lens with a shorter focal length than a normal or telephoto lens (usually between 15-35mm). The subject appears smaller as a result - but the angle of vision is wider and an illusion is created of greater depth in the frame






50. A class or type of film - such as the Western or the horror movie. They share narrative - visual - and/or sound conventions