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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. A technician responsible for splicing and assembling the film negative to the editor's specifications






2. Images that originate from computer graphics technology - rather than photography






3. A technique of shifting the camera angle - height - or distance to take into account the motion of actors or objects within the frame






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






5. 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






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






7. 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






8. 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






9. A visual effect created when the subject in the frame is restricted by the objects or the physical properties of the set






10. 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






11. A film that fuses the conventions of two or more genres






12. 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






13. Recording images at a slower speed than the speed of projection (24 frames per second). Before cameras were motorized - this was called undercranking. Fewer frames are exposed in one minute - so - when projected at 24 f.p.s. - that action takes less






14. A class or type of film - such as the Western or the horror movie. They share narrative - visual - and/or sound conventions






15. A filter that simply reduces the amount of light entering the lens - without affecting the color characteristics






16. An outlawed studio era practice - where studios forced exhibitors to book groups of films at once - thus ensuring a market for their failures along with their successes






17. A narrative - visual - or sound element that refers viewers to other films or works of art






18. A crew member responsible for logging the details of each take on the set so as to ensure continuity






19. 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






20. 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






21. 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






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






23. An effect created when more light is required to produce an image strakes the film stock - so that the resulting image exhibits high contrast - glaring light - and washed out shadows. This effect ma or may not be intentional on the filmmaker's part






24. A class or type of film - such as the Western or the horror movie. They share narrative - visual - and/or sound conventions






25. 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






26. A lens with a shorter focal length than a normal or telephoto lens (usually between 15-35mm). The subject appears smaller as a result - but the angle of vision is wider and an illusion is created of greater depth in the frame






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






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






29. (Automatic dialogue replacement) recording synchronized dialogue in post-production - cutting several identical lengths of developed film and having actors record the dialogue repeatedly






30. An agreement made between filmmakers and those who license the use of commercial products to feature those products in films - generally as props used by characters






31. A business model adopted by the major studios during the Hollywood studio era - in which studios controlled all aspects of the film business - from production to distribution and exhibition






32. Secondary footage that is interspersed with master shots - sometimes in the form of footage shot for another production or archival footage






33. A fiction film (often a comedy) that uses documentary conventions on fictional rather than real-world subject matter






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






35. The camera should move at least 30 degrees any time there is a cut within a scene






36. A relatively long - uninterrupted sot - generally of a minute or more






37. 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






38. 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






39. A shot transition where shot A slowly disappears as the screen becomes black before shot B appears. A fade-in is the reverse of this process






40. The camera should move at least 30 degrees any time there is a cut within a scene






41. Creating an image by combining several elements created separately using computer graphics rather than photographic means






42. 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






43. A film that fuses the conventions of two or more genres






44. The person in charge of planning the style and look of the film with the production designer and director of photography - working with actors during principal photography - and collaborating with the editor on the final version






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






46. A technique of cutting back and forth between action occurring in two different locations - which often creates the illusion that they are happening simultaneously. Also called 'cross cutting.'






47. An efficient system developed for film lighting. In a standard lighting set-up - the key light illuminates the subject - the fill light eliminates shadows cast by the key light - and the back light separates the subject from the background






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






49. Cinema verite; a documentary style in which the filmmaker attempts to remain as unobtrusive as possible - recording without obvious editorial comment






50. 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







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