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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. A post-studio era Hollywood film designed to appeal to the broadest possible audience by fusing a simple story line with major movie stars and mounting a lavish marketing campaign






2. The falling or unraveling action after the climax of a narrative that leads to resolution






3. A term describing a conclusion that does not answer all the questions raised regarding characters or storylines - nor tie up all loose ends






4. A system for combining two separately filmed images in the same frame that involves create a matte (a black mask that covers a portion of the image) for a live action sequence and using it to block out a portion of the frame when filming the backgrou






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






6. A technique of moving from the telephoto position to the wide-angle position of a zoom lens - which results in the subject appearing to become smaller within the frame - while remaining in focus






7. A format that uses a larger film stock than standard 35mm. IMAX - Omnimax - and Showscan are shot on 70mm film






8. 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






9. 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






10. The annotated script - containing information about set-ups used during shooting






11. Sound design that blends the speech of several characters talking simultaneously - used to create spontaneity - although it may also confuse the audience






12. 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






13. Smaller corporations that did not own distribution and/or exhibition companies in the studio era - including Universal - Columbia - and United Artists






14. Leaving the silver grains in the emulsion rather than bleaching them out - which produces desaturated color






15. 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






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






17. A contemporary modification of the standard three-act structure that identifies a critical turning point at the halfway mark of most narrative films






18. 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






19. Dialogue that restates What is already obvious from images or action






20. An efficient system developed for film lighting. In a standard lighting set-up - the key light illuminates the subject - the fill light eliminates shadows cast by the key light - and the back light separates the subject from the background






21. Literary narration from a viewpoint beyond that of any one individual character






22. Author; A term popularized by French film critics and refers to film directors with their own distinctive style






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






24. The narrative path of the main or supporting characters - also called a plotline. Complex films may have several lines of action






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






26. A film composed entirely of footage from other films.






27. Creating images during post-production by joining together photographic or CGI material shot or created at different times and places






28. Public identity created by marketing a film actor's performances - press coverage - and 'personal' information to fans as the star's personality






29. An efficient system developed for film lighting. In a standard lighting set-up - the key light illuminates the subject - the fill light eliminates shadows cast by the key light - and the back light separates the subject from the background






30. A picture element - a measure of image density. There are approximately 18 million pixels in a frame of 35mm film and 300000-400000 in a video image






31. The narrative path of the main or supporting characters - also called a plotline. Complex films may have several lines of action






32. The arrangement of images to depict a unified storyline






33. Optical illusions created during production - including the use of matte paintings - glass shots - models - and prosthesis






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






35. Devices that attach to actors' faces and/or bodies to change their appearance






36. Assists the gaffer in managing lighting crews






37. The distance that appears in focus in front of and behind the subject. It is determined by the aperture - distance and focal length of lens






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






39. A statement that presents an argument about a film's meaning and significance






40. 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






41. A shot that interrupts a scene's master shot and may include character reactions






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






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






44. The measure of intensity or purity of a color. Saturated color is purer than desaturated color - which has more white in it and thus offers a washed-out - less intense version of a color






45. 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






46. Experimental film; Underground cinema;






47. 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






48. 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






49. Creating an image by combining several elements created separately using computer graphics rather than photographic means






50. The five vertically integrated corporations that exerted the greatest control over film production in the studio era: MGM - Warner Brothers - RKO - Twentieth Century Fox - and Paramount







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