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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. 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






2. 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






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






4. Film productions shot outside the U.S. for economic reasons






5. A term used for any narrative sound - or visual element not contained in the story world. Also called 'extradiegetic'






6. A small - variable opening on a camera lens that regulates the amount of light entering the camera and striking the surface of the film






7. 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






8. A style associated with Hollywood filmmaking of the studio and post-studio era - in which efficient storytelling - rather than gritty realism or aesthetic innovation - is of paramount importance






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






10. A technique of manipulating focus to direct the viewer's attention






11. 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






12. A part of the story world implied by visual or sound techniques rather than being revealed by the camera






13. A filter that creates points of light that streak outward from a light source






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






15. Early films that documented everyday events - such as workers leaving a factory






16. Sound recorded on a set - on location - or - for documentary film - at an actual real-world event - as opposed to dubbed in post-production through ADR or looping






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






18. 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






19. 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






20. An unstated meaning that underlies and is implied by spoken dialogue






21. A machine that converts film prints to videotape format






22. A shot filmed from an airplane or helicopter






23. 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.






24. 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






25. Also called 'rushes.' Footage exposed and developed quickly so that the director can assess the day's work






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






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






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






29. 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






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






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






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






33. 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






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






35. A narrative moment that signals an important shift of some kind in character or situation






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






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






38. Invisible editing; a system devised to minimize the audience's awareness of shot transitions - especially cuts - in order to improve the flow of the story and avoid interrupting the viewer's immersion it in






39. Assists the gaffer in managing lighting crews






40. The central cause(s) behind a character's actions






41. 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






42. 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






43. An early color process - involving bathing lengths of processed film in dye one scene at a time






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






45. A short segment of film used to promote an upcoming release






46. An attribute of newer television monitors - where each frame is scanned by the electron beam as a single field. If slowed down - each frame would appear on the monitor in its entirety on the screen - rather than line by line - as is the case with int






47. A short segment of film used to promote an upcoming release






48. A documentary or occasionally - a narrative film that presents only one side of an argument or one approach to a subject






49. 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






50. 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