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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. The aspect ratio of 1.33:1 - standardized by the Academy of Motion Picture Art and Sciences until the development of widescreen formats in the 1950s
Academy Ratio
Promotion
Telecine
Steadicam
2. A narrative moment that signals an important shift of some kind in character or situation
Turning point
Overlapping dialogue
Dye coupler
Continuity editing
3. A crew member who reports to the Director of Photography (DP) and is in charge of tasks involving lighting and electrical needs
Gaffer
Third-person narration
Prosthesis
Line reading
4. 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.
Four-part structure
Classical style
Medium close-up
Average shot length
5. A shot taken from a camera position below the subject
Open-ended
Telecine
Low-angle shot
Extradiegetic
6. 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
Non-diegetic
Four-part structure
Soft light
Rear projection
7. Muted - washed out color that contains more white than a saturated color
Desaturated
Three-point lighting
Motif
Front projection
8. A shot taken when the camera is so close to a subject that it fills the frame. It is most commonly used for a shot that isolates and encompasses a single actor's face - to emphasize the expression of emotion
Shot/reverse shot
Base
Close-up
Focus puller
9. Also called 'stop motion photography.' A technique of photographing a scene one frame at a time and moving the model between each shot
First-person narration
Pixilation
Revisionist
Anime
10. An optical effect whereby the human eye fills in gaps between closely spaced objects - so that two light bulbs flashing on and off are understood as one light moving back and forth
Shooting script
Anamorphic lens
Phi phenomenon
Pixel
11. Images that originate from computer graphics technology - rather than photography
Computer-generated imagery (CGI)
Blaxploitation
Hollywood Blacklist
Color filter
12. A short segment of film used to promote an upcoming release
High-angle shot
Trailer
Propaganda film
Subgenre
13. Dialogue that restates What is already obvious from images or action
Point-of-view shot
Neutral-density filter
On-the-nose dialogue
Subtext
14. The measure of intensity or purity of a color. Saturated color is purer than desaturated color - which has more white in it and thus offers a washed-out - less intense version of a color
Optical printer
Emulsion
Outsourcing
Saturation
15. Leaving the silver grains in the emulsion rather than bleaching them out - which produces desaturated color
Day for night
Bleach bypass
Toning
Medium shot
16. A lens with a variable focal length that allows changes of focal length while keeping the subject in focus
Lightning mix
Block booking
Continuity editing
Zoom lens
17. A chemical embedded in the emulsion layer of film stock that - when developed after exposure - releases a particular color dye (red - green - or blue)
Dye coupler
Canted angle
Promotion
Neutral-density filter
18. Film productions shot outside the U.S. for economic reasons
Wireframe
Runaway production
Prosthesis
Lightning mix
19. 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
Handheld shot
Deep focus cinematography
Two-shot
Aperture
20. A short documentary on current events - show in movie theaters along with cartoons and feature films beginning in the 1930s
Front projection
Crane shot
Widescreen
Newsreel
21. 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
Progressive scanning
Crane shot
Non-diegetic
Negative
22. A form of shot transition - generally concluding a scene - where a circular mask constricts around the image until the entire frame is black
Parellel
Tight framing
Tracking shot
Iris in...
23. A musical accompaniment written specifically for a film
Score
Studio system
Focal length
Lens
24. 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
Foley artist
Point-of-view shot
Desaturated
Two-shot
25. A short screen appearance by a celebrity - playing himself or herself
Set-up
Iris in...
Cameo
Exposure latitude
26. 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
Match on action
Freeze frame
Superimposition
Chiaroscuro
27. Creating the appearance of movement by drawing a series of frames that are projected sequentially - rather than photographing a series of still images
Shot transition
Animation
Go-motion
Overhead shot
28. Sound design that blends the speech of several characters talking simultaneously - used to create spontaneity - although it may also confuse the audience
Telecine
Direct cinema
Overlapping dialogue
Video assist
29. A platform on wheels - used for mobile camera shots
Assistant Editor
Dolly
Evaluative claim
Compilation film
30. Light striking the emulsion layer of the film - activating light-sensitive grains
180-degree rule
Pan
Mockumentary
Exposure
31. 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
Out-take
Three-act structure
Anamorphic lens
Superimposition
32. A shot that includes a human figure from the shoulders up
Medium close-up
Evaluative claim
Crab dolly
Computer-generated imagery (CGI)
33. The period of time before principal photography during which actors are signed - sets and costumes designed - and locations scouted
Split screen
Kuleshov effect
Pre-production
Restricted narration
34. A chemical embedded in the emulsion layer of film stock that - when developed after exposure - releases a particular color dye (red - green - or blue)
Double exposure
Crane shot
Dye coupler
Episodic
35. 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
180-degree rule
Eyeline match
Aerial Shot
Handheld shot
36. Creating images during post-production by joining together photographic or CGI material shot or created at different times and places
Graphic match
Subgenre
Compositing
Wireframe
37. A crew member responsible for logging the details of each take on the set so as to ensure continuity
Script supervisor
Gauge
Montage sequence
Open-ended
38. A system initially developed for marketing films by creating and promoting stars as objects of admiration. The promotion of stars has now become an end in itself
Crane shot
Slow motion
Horizontal integration
Star system
39. The imagined world of the story
Selective focus
Continuity error
Diegesis
Motivation
40. A system of constructing and arranging buildings and objects on the set so that they diminish in size dramatically from foreground to background - which creates the illusion of depth
Episodic
Filter
Forced perspective
Shot
41. A shot taken from a level camera located approximately 5' to 6' from the ground - simulating the perspective of a person standing before the action presented
Travelling matte
Eye-level shot
30-degree rule
Average shot length
42. Lighting design where the key light is somewhat more intense than the fill light - so the fill does not eliminate every shadow. The effect is generally less cheerful than high-key lighting - but not as gloomy as low-key lighting
Special visual effects
Natural-key lighting
Persistence of vision
Eye-level shot
43. The individual arrangement of lighting and camera placement used for each shot
Phi phenomenon
180-degree rule
Set-up
Video assist
44. An early color process - involving bathing lengths of processed film in dye one scene at a time
Graphic match
Script supervisor
Tinting
Diegesis
45. Glass filters whose surface is etched with spots that refract light - so they create the appearance of water droplets in the air
Horizontal integration
Pixel
Fog filter
Color filter
46. A statement that asserts a judgment that a given film or group of films is good or bad - based on specific criteria - Which may or may not be stated
Zoom lens
Establishing shot
Subgenre
Evaluative claim
47. 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
Re-establishing shot
Depth of field
Sound bridge
Graphic match
48. The details of a character's past that emerge as the film unfolds - and which often play a role in character motivation
Lens
Backstory
Natural-key lighting
Front projection
49. A genre film that radically modifies accepted genre conventions for dramatic effect
Revisionist
Crane shot
Widescreen
Montage sequence
50. A device worn by a camera operator that holds the motion picture camera - allowing it glide smoothly through spaces unreachable by camera mounted on a crane or other apparatus
Steadicam
Hybrid
Pixel
Closure