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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. A crew member responsible for logging the details of each take on the set so as to ensure continuity






2. A format that uses a larger film stock than standard 35mm. IMAX - Omnimax - and Showscan are shot on 70mm film






3. The horizontal turning movement of an otherwise immobile camera across a scene from left to right or vice versa






4. The plotline that surrounds an embedded tale. The frame narration may or may not be as fully developed as the embedded tale






5. 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






6. A shot filmed from an airplane or helicopter






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






8. Live action is filmed in front of a blue screen and a matte. It's then joined with the background footage






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






10. A process of blending the three elements of the sound track (dialogue - music - and effects) in post-production






11. The first print made from a film negative






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






13. 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






14. A specialist who monitors the processing of color on the se and in the film lab






15. 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






16. 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






17. A production term denoting a single uninterrupted series of frames exposed by a motion picture or video camera between the time it is turned on and the time it is turned off. Filmmakers shoot several takes of any scene and the film editor selects the






18. 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






19. The rules of character - setting - and narrative that films that belong to a genre - such as Westerns - horror films - and screwball comedies - generally obey.






20. The arrangement of actors on screen as a compositional element that suggests themes - character development - emotional content - and visual motifs






21. 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






22. A screenplay written and submitted to a studio or production company without a prior contract or agreement






23. 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






24. The imagined world of the story






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






26. The length in minutes for a film to play in its entirety (for example - 120 minutes). Also referred to as 'screen time.'






27. 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






28. A specialist who monitors the processing of color on the se and in the film lab






29. A digital technique developed by Industrial Light and Magic - which builds movement sequences from single frames of film






30. A shot taken by a camera that is held manually rather than supported by a tripod - crane or Steadicam. Generally - such shots are shaky - owing to the motion of the camera operator






31. A technique of 'pushing' the film (overdeveloping it) to correct problems of underexposure (resulting from insufficient light during shooting) by increasing image contrast






32. Non-diegetic; any element in the film that is not part of the imagined story world






33. A shot taken from a camera position below the subject






34. A similarity established between two characters or situations that invites the audience to compare the two. It may involve visual - narrative - and/or sound elements






35. A machine that converts film prints to videotape format






36. A film process that uses 35mm film stock but changes the orientation of the film so that the film moves through the camera horizontally instead of vertically. The larger image is of higher quality than standard 35mm processes






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






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






39. A widescreen process that uses three cameras - three projectors - and a wide - curved screen






40. The arrangement of actors on screen as a compositional element that suggests themes - character development - emotional content - and visual motifs






41. A production term denoting a single uninterrupted series of frames exposed by a motion picture or video camera between the time it is turned on and the time it is turned off. Filmmakers shoot several takes of any scene and the film editor selects the






42. The use of editing techniques - such as a fade or dissolve - to indicate the end of one scene and the beginning of another






43. A shot in a sequence that is taken from the reverse angle of the shot previous to it






44. The period of time before principal photography during which actors are signed - sets and costumes designed - and locations scouted






45. The practice of Hollywood studios contracting out post-production work to individuals or firms outside the U.S.






46. The period of time before principal photography during which actors are signed - sets and costumes designed - and locations scouted






47. The individual arrangement of lighting and camera placement used for each shot






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






49. A genre film that radically modifies accepted genre conventions for dramatic effect






50. A story; a chain of events linked by cause-and-effect logic