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Film Vocab
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1. Any lens with a focal length approximately equal to the diagonal of the frame. For 35mm filmmaking - a 35-50 mm lens does not distort the angle of vision or depth
Extreme long-shot
Backstage musical
Hard light
Normal lens
2. A technique used to join live action with a pre-recorded background image. A projector is placed behind a screen and projects an image onto it. Actors stand in front of the screen and the camera records them in front of the projected background
Rear projection
Auteur
Telephoto lens
Cameo
3. A black masking device used to black out a portion of the frame - usually for the insertion of other images
Four-part structure
Formalist style
Frame narration
Matte
4. The central cause(s) behind a character's actions
Motivation
Hybrid
Sound bridge
Overlapping dialogue
5. A crew member whose job is to maintain consistency in visual details from one shot to the next
Actualitas
Time-lapse photography
Continuity editor
Hard light
6. A filter that simply reduces the amount of light entering the lens - without affecting the color characteristics
Episodic
Neutral-density filter
Forced development
Progressive scanning
7. Smaller corporations that did not own distribution and/or exhibition companies in the studio era - including Universal - Columbia - and United Artists
Minor studios
Natural-key lighting
Line of action
Neutral-density filter
8. 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
Star filter
Shot/reverse shot
Lens
Iris out
9. A visual effect created when the subject in the frame is restricted by the objects or the physical properties of the set
Tight framing
Direct sound
Interpretive claim
Go-motion
10. A flexible celluloid strip that - along with the emulsion layer - comprises 35mm film stock
Base
Eye-level shot
Episodic
Blockbuster
11. A computer-generated actor that some speculate will replace flesh and blood actors in the not so distant future
Extreme long-shot
Post-production
Color consultant
Synthespian
12. 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
30-degree rule
Hard light
Star filter
Base
13. A fiction film (often a comedy) that uses documentary conventions on fictional rather than real-world subject matter
Mockumentary
Jump cut
Classical style
Filter
14. An early color process that replaced silver halide grains with colored salts
180-degree rule
Toning
Pre-production
High-key lighting
15. 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
Vista Vision
Depth of field
Extradiegetic
Offscreen space
16. A lens with a variable focal length that allows changes of focal length while keeping the subject in focus
Gaffer
Zoom lens
Second unit
Persistence of vision
17. The artful use of light and dark areas in the composition in black and white filmmaking
Avant-garde film
Digital set extension
Extradiegetic
Chiaroscuro
18. A type of filter that absorbs certain wavelength but leave others unaffected. On black and white film - color filters lighten or darken tones. On color film - they can produce a range of effects
Masking
Rack focus
Color filter
Blue screen
19. A shot that contains two characters within the frame
Medium close-up
Integrated musical
Telephoto lens
Two-shot
20. A production crew responsible not for shooting the primary footage but - instead - for remote location shooting and B-roll. See also B-roll
Oeuvre
Superimposition
On-the-nose dialogue
Second unit
21. The arrangement of actors on screen as a compositional element that suggests themes - character development - emotional content - and visual motifs
Figure placement and movement
Fade-out
Blocking
Parellel editing
22. A technique of filming at a speed faster than projection - the projecting the footage at normal speed of 24 frames per second. Because fewer frames were recorded per second - the action appears to be speeded up
Neutral-density filter
Slow motion
Split screen
Visual effects
23. The width of the film stock - measured across the frame. Typical sizes are 8mm - 16mm - 35mm - and 70mm
Front projection
Production values
Vista Vision
Gauge
24. 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
Zoom in...
Evaluative claim
Shooting script
Match on action
25. A shot taken fro a position directly above the action - also called a 'birds' eye shot'
Montage sequence
Overhead shot
Plot summary
Tinting
26. The chronological accounting of all events presented and suggested
Fabula
Lens
Exposure latitude
Ethnographic film
27. The chip in a video camera that converts the incoming light to an electronic signal
Depth of field
Charge coupler device
Mixing
Rear projection
28. A widescreen process that uses three cameras - three projectors - and a wide - curved screen
Minor studios
Cinerama
Digital set extension
Handheld shot
29. A film that fuses the conventions of two or more genres
Hybrid
Animation
Runaway production
Handheld shot
30. The conclusion of the film wraps up - all loose ends in a form of resolution - though not necessarily with a happy ending.
On-the-nose dialogue
Integrated musical
Closure
Cutaway
31. 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
Direct cinema
Day for night
Fabula
Persistence of vision
32. A glass element on a camera that focuses light rays so that the image of the object appears on the surface of the film
Backstory
Rack focus
Superimposition
Lens
33. The non-chronological insertion of scenes of events yet to happen into the present day of the story world
Fast motion
Frozen time moment
Flashforward
Minor studios
34. A shot taken from a vantage point so close that only a part of the subject is visible. On an actor - it might show only an eye or a portion of the face
Forced perspective
Product placement
Extreme close-up
Dolly
35. The chronological accounting of all events presented and suggested
Matte painting
Fabula
Exposure
Medium close-up
36. A shot taken fro a position directly above the action - also called a 'birds' eye shot'
Medium shot
Overhead shot
Special visual effects
Oeuvre
37. A crew member responsible for logging the details of each take on the set so as to ensure continuity
Master positive
Continuity editing
Script supervisor
Blocking
38. 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
Descriptive claim
Cameo
Backstage musical
Low-key lighting
39. A series of individual drawings that provides a blueprint for the shooting of a scene
Narrative
Typecasting
Handheld shot
Storyboard
40. A term used for any narrative sound - or visual element not contained in the story world. Also called 'extradiegetic'
Dailies
Non-diegetic
Hollywood Ten
Standard shot pattern
41. 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
Fog filter
Character actor
Studio system
Academy Ratio
42. An actor whose career rests on playing minor or secondary quirky characters rather than leading roles
Character actor
Compositing
First-person narration
Rotoscope
43. An early color process - involving bathing lengths of processed film in dye one scene at a time
Parellel editing
Tinting
Slow motion
Extreme wide-angle lens
44. 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
Standard shot pattern
Exposure
Voice-over
Pulling
45. The camera should move at least 30 degrees any time there is a cut within a scene
30-degree rule
Outsourcing
Flashing
Forced development
46. Creating the appearance of movement by drawing a series of frames that are projected sequentially - rather than photographing a series of still images
Cut
Matte painting
Animation
Subtext
47. A single take that contains an entire scene
Focal length
Matte
Aspect Ratio
Master shot
48. 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
Method acting
Negative
Restricted narration
Product placement
49. The narrative path of the main or supporting characters - also called a plotline. Complex films may have several lines of action
Reframing
Flashback
Formalist style
Line of action
50. A measure of a film stock's sensitivity to light. 'Fast' refers to sensitive film stock - while slow film is relatively insensitive
Morphing
Spec script
ADR
Speed
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