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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. 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






2. 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






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






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






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






6. The camera does not move across an imagined line drawn between two characters






7. A machine that converts film prints to videotape format






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






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






10. A complete narrative unit within a film - with its own beginning - middle - and end. Often scenes are unified - and distinguished from one another - by time and setting






11. A large-budget film whose strategy is to swamp the competition through market saturation






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






13. A style of Japanese animation - distinguished primarily by the fact that it is not all geared for young audiences






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






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






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






17. A camera shot taken at a large distance from the subject. Using the human body as the subject - a long shot captures the entire human form






18. A flexible celluloid strip that - along with the emulsion layer - comprises 35mm film stock






19. Lighting design in which the greater intensity of the key light makes it impossible for the fill to eliminate shadows - producing a high-contrast image (with many grades of light and dark) - a number of shadows - and a somber mood






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






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






22. 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






23. 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






24. An agreement made between filmmakers and those who license the use of commercial products to feature those products in films - generally as props used by characters






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






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






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






28. The selection and ordering of narrative events presented in a film






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






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






31. Because film stock is sensitive to the color of light - directors work with film labs in post-production to monitor the color scheme of each scene in a film - making adjustments for consistency and aesthetic effect






32. 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






33. The visual arrangement of objects - actors - and space within the frame






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






35. 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






36. A musical accompaniment written specifically for a film






37. Thin - flexible material comprised of base and emulsion layers - onto which light rays are focused and which is processed in chemicals to produce film images






38. A technique of moving the camera - on a specially built track. Such shots often trace character movement laterally across the frame or in and out of the depth of the frame






39. The selection and ordering of narrative events presented in a film






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






41. A shot that appears during or near the end of a scene and reorients viewers to the setting






42. 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






43. A direct vocal address to the audience - Which may emanate from a character or from a narrative voice apparently unrelated to the diegesis






44. Drawing attention to the process of representation (including narrative and characterization) to break the theatrical illusion and elicit a distanced - intellectual response in the audience






45. A term for film stock used in early cinema that was insensitive to red hues






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






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






48. A series of individual drawings that provides a blueprint for the shooting of a scene






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






50. A system for recording images on magnetic tape using a digital signal - that is - an electronic signal comprised of 0s and 1s