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Film Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A shot that includes a human figure from the shoulders up
Medium shot
Two-shot
Medium close-up
Soundtrack
2. Using computer graphics to 'build' structures connected to the actual architecture on set or location
Film stock
Forced development
Omniscient narration
Digital set extension
3. 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
Vista Vision
Fog filter
Shot
Composition in depth
4. The term for a film's spoken dialogue - as opposed to the underlying meaning contained in the subtext
Overhead shot
Text
Montage sequence
Zoom lens
5. A technique of manipulating focus to direct the viewer's attention
Apparatus Theory
Depth of field
Freeze frame
Selective focus
6. The first step in the process of creating CGI. The wireframe is a three-dimensional computer model of an object - which is then rendered (producing the finished image) and animated (using simulated camera movement frame by frame)
Emulsion
Wireframe
Narrative sequencing
Scene
7. A group of films within a given genre that share their own specific set of conventions that differentiate them from other films in the genre. For example - the slasher film is a subgenre of the horror genre
Charge coupler device
Subgenre
Protagonist
Aspect Ratio
8. Using computer graphics to 'build' structures connected to the actual architecture on set or location
Lens
Digital set extension
Cameo
Montage sequence
9. 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
Tilt
Frame narration
Masking
Superimposition
10. 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
Storyboard
Motivation
Motivation
High concept film
11. The practice of Hollywood studios contracting out post-production work to individuals or firms outside the U.S.
Extreme wide-angle lens
Diffusion filters
Re-establishing shot
Outsourcing
12. Reels of film that are shipped to movie theaters for exhibition. Digital cinema - which can be distributed via satellite - broadband - or on media such as DVDs - may soon replace film prints because the latter are expensive to create - copy - and dis
Dailies
Release prints
Low-key lighting
Panchromatic
13. 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
Shot
Orthochromatic
Focal length
High-key lighting
14. A digital technique developed by Industrial Light and Magic - which builds movement sequences from single frames of film
Sound bridge
Go-motion
Flashforward
Shot transition
15. A long shot in which the film frame resembles the proscenium arch of the stage - distancing the audience
Horizontal integration
Establishing shot
Tableau shot
Aerial Shot
16. Any narrative - visual - or sound element that is repeated and thereby acquires and reflects its significance to the story - characters - or themes of the film.
Morphing
Cel
Motif
Kuleshov effect
17. 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
Three-act structure
Extreme wide-angle lens
Chiaroscuro
Selective focus
18. Standard shot pattern: A sequence of shots designed to maintain spatial continuity. Scene begin with an establishing shot - then move to a series of individual shots depicting characters and action - before reestablishing shots re-orient viewers to t
Superimposition
Standard shot pattern
Overhead shot
Digital video
19. A painting used on the set as a portion of the background
Matte painting
Iris out
Telephoto lens
Medium close-up
20. A narrative approach that limits the audience's view of events to that of the main character(s) in the film. Occasional moments of omniscient narration may give viewers more information than the character shave at specific points in the narrative
Low-angle shot
Restricted narration
Saturation
Compilation film
21. Assists the gaffer in managing lighting crews
Roadshowing
Shot/reverse shot
Wipe
Best boy
22. Suspended particles of silver in the film's emulsion - Which may become visible in the final image as dots
Slow
Base
Fade-out
Grain
23. A shot taken from a camera position above the subject - looking down at it
Rack focus
Slow motion
Normal lens
High-angle shot
24. 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
Soft light
Protagonist
Wide-angle lens
Glass shot
25. The practice of shooting during the day but using filters and underexposure to create the illusion of nighttime
Day for night
Overlapping dialogue
Low-key lighting
Mockumentary
26. A filter that creates points of light that streak outward from a light source
Exposition
Subtext
Double exposure
Star filter
27. An optical technique that divides the screen into two or more frames
Split screen
Lightning mix
Available light
180-degree rule
28. The chronological accounting of all events presented and suggested
Out-take
Interpellation
Neutral-density filter
Fabula
29. A style of Japanese animation - distinguished primarily by the fact that it is not all geared for young audiences
Cutaway
Undercranking
Anime
Cel
30. A class or type of film - such as the Western or the horror movie. They share narrative - visual - and/or sound conventions
Promotion
Telecine
Genre
Third-person narration
31. A long shot in which the film frame resembles the proscenium arch of the stage - distancing the audience
Parellel
Tableau shot
Release prints
Fade-out
32. Public identity created by marketing a film actor's performances - press coverage - and 'personal' information to fans as the star's personality
Star persona
Split screen
Character actor
Descriptive claim
33. 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
Two-shot
180-degree rule
Hard light
Tableau shot
34. 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
Gaffer
Continuity editing
Persistence of vision
Tight framing
35. A type of documentary film whose purpose is to present the way of life of a culture or subculture
Ethnographic film
Three-act structure
Extreme long-shot
Orthochromatic
36. 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
Screenplay
Omniscient narration
Digital compositing
Low-angle shot
37. 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
Cut
Undercranking
Digital video
Method acting
38. Dutch angle; a shot resulting from a static camera that is tilted to the right or left - so that the subject in the frame appears at a diagonal
Anamorphic lens
Canted angle
Telecine
Toning
39. Suspended particles of silver in the film's emulsion - Which may become visible in the final image as dots
Syuzhet
Wipe
Grain
Green screen
40. 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
Three-point lighting
Line reading
Interpellation
Shooting script
41. A story narrated by one of the characters within the story - using the 'I' voice
First-person narration
Direct cinema
Insert
Prosthesis
42. 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
Continuity editor
Aspect Ratio
Persistence of vision
Oeuvre
43. 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
Camera distance
Exposure latitude
City symphony
Cameo
44. Also called 'stop motion photography.' A technique of photographing a scene one frame at a time and moving the model between each shot
Day for night
Pixilation
Motif
Standard shot pattern
45. A machine that converts film prints to videotape format
Digital cinema
Telecine
Flashforward
Plot summary
46. 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
Medium shot
Academy Ratio
Point-of-view shot
Front projection
47. A format that uses a larger film stock than standard 35mm. IMAX - Omnimax - and Showscan are shot on 70mm film
Wide film
Running time
Rack focus
Available light
48. The classical model of narrative form. The first act introduces characters and conflicts; the second act offers complication leading to a climax; the third act contains the danouement and resolution
Digital compositing
Chiaroscuro
Three-act structure
Blue screen
49. A shot taken from a camera mounted on a crane that moves three-dimensionally in a space
Crane shot
Fog filter
Continuity error
Zoom lens
50. A shot transition that emphasizes the visual similarities between two consecutive shots
Digital video
Graphic match
Establishing shot
Shot