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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. A black masking device used to black out a portion of the frame - usually for the insertion of other images






2. 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






3. 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






4. A term applied to film stock that is relatively insensitive to light. This stock will not yield acceptable images unless the amount of light can be carefully controlled






5. 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






6. A crew member who reports to the Director of Photography (DP) and is in charge of tasks involving lighting and electrical needs






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






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






9. 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






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






11. Filters that increase color saturation and contrast in outdoor shots






12. A visual effect created when the subject in the frame is restricted by the objects or the physical properties of the set






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






14. A videotape system that records images onto magnetic tape - using electronic signals






15. A film's main characters - one whose conflicts and motives drive the story forward






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






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






18. A fiction film (often a comedy) that uses documentary conventions on fictional rather than real-world subject matter






19. Wheeled platform with wheels that rotate - so the dolly can change direction






20. A style of stage acting developed from the teachings of Constantin Stanislavsky - which trains actors to get into character through the use of emotional memory






21. The reverse of Iris in: an iris expands outward until the next shot takes up the entire screen






22. A musical film in which each song and dance number is narratively motivated by a plot that situates characters in performance contexts






23. 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






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






25. A shot combining two kinds of movement: the camera tracks in toward the subject wile the lens zooms out






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






27. 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






28. The reverse of Iris in: an iris expands outward until the next shot takes up the entire screen






29. A technician responsible for splicing and assembling the film negative to the editor's specifications






30. A chemical embedded in the emulsion layer of film stock that - when developed after exposure - releases a particular color dye (red - green - or blue)






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






32. 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






33. 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






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






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






36. 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






37. The chip in a video camera that converts the incoming light to an electronic signal






38. Assists the gaffer in managing lighting crews






39. 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






40. Any noticeable but unintended discrepancy from one shot to the next in costume - props - hairstyle - posture - etc.






41. 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






42. 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






43. 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






44. A consistent style - theme - and subject matter developed over the course of a director's body of work






45. Filters that increase color saturation and contrast in outdoor shots






46. 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






47. A shot filmed from an airplane or helicopter






48. A technique of exposing film frames - then rewinding the film and exposing it again - which results in an image that combines two shots in a single frame






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






50. 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.