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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 sound editing technique that links several scenes through parallel and overlapping sounds. Each sound is associated with one scene - unlike a sound bridge - where a sound from one scene bleeds into that of another
Lightning mix
Tinting
Aperture
Master shot
2. A series of individual drawings that provides a blueprint for the shooting of a scene
Storyboard
Cinerama
Narrative sequencing
Descriptive claim
3. The non-chronological insertion of events from the past into the present day of the story world
Flashback
Line reading
Script supervisor
Direct sound
4. Creating images during post-production by joining together photographic or CGI material shot or created at different times and places
Compositing
Anamorphic lens
Motif
Long shot
5. 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
Steadicam
Zoom in...
Focus puller
Progressive scanning
6. A lens with a variable focal length that allows changes of focal length while keeping the subject in focus
Evaluative claim
Digital compositing
Overlapping dialogue
Zoom lens
7. A direct vocal address to the audience - Which may emanate from a character or from a narrative voice apparently unrelated to the diegesis
Voice-over
Ethnographic film
Continuity editor
Promotion
8. The chronological accounting of all events presented and suggested
Frame narration
Slow motion
Fabula
Studio system
9. A style of Japanese animation - distinguished primarily by the fact that it is not all geared for young audiences
Anime
Subtext
Gauge
Syuzhet
10. The non-chronological insertion of scenes of events yet to happen into the present day of the story world
Screenplay
Flashforward
Eyeline match
Fog filter
11. A technique of 'pushing' the film (overdeveloping it) to correct problems of underexposure (resulting from insufficient light during shooting) by increasing image contrast
Actualitas
Forced development
180-degree rule
Promotion
12. 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
Synthespian
Wireframe
Shooting script
Method acting
13. Wheeled platform with wheels that rotate - so the dolly can change direction
Recursive action
Video assist
Interpellation
Crab dolly
14. A crew member whose job is to maintain consistency in visual details from one shot to the next
Continuity editor
Wide film
Motif
Parellel
15. Dense accumulation of detail conveyed in the opening moments of a film
Exposition
Vertical integration
Bleach bypass
Line of action
16. Any noticeable but unintended discrepancy from one shot to the next in costume - props - hairstyle - posture - etc.
Aspect Ratio
Extra
Realist style
Continuity error
17. 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
Star system
Direct sound
Reverse shot
Filter
18. 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
Natural-key lighting
Out-take
Vista Vision
Direct sound
19. The artful use of light and dark areas in the composition in black and white filmmaking
Newsreel
Blockbuster
Focal length
Chiaroscuro
20. The term for a film's spoken dialogue - as opposed to the underlying meaning contained in the subtext
Rear projection
Video assist
Text
Soft light
21. The details of a character's past that emerge as the film unfolds - and which often play a role in character motivation
Emulsion
Blaxploitation
Backstory
Selective focus
22. Dialogue that restates What is already obvious from images or action
Double exposure
On-the-nose dialogue
Soviet montage
High-key lighting
23. A consistent style - theme - and subject matter developed over the course of a director's body of work
Iris out
Oeuvre
German Expressionism
Gauge
24. A videotape system that records images onto magnetic tape - using electronic signals
Natural-key lighting
Analog Video
Deep focus cinematography
Turning point
25. 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
Shot/reverse shot
Film stock
Evaluative claim
Telecine
26. A story narrated by one of the characters within the story - using the 'I' voice
Superimposition
Blocking
First-person narration
Roadshowing
27. Optical illusions created during production - including the use of matte paintings - glass shots - models - and prosthesis
Double exposure
Pre-production
Special visual effects
B-roll
28. 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
Best boy
Desaturated
Product placement
Character actor
29. Because film stock is sensitive to the color of light - directors work with film labs in post-production to monitor the color scheme of each scene in a film - making adjustments for consistency and aesthetic effect
Propaganda film
Blaxploitation
First-person narration
Color timing
30. Wheeled platform with wheels that rotate - so the dolly can change direction
Filter
Crab dolly
Pan
Parellel editing
31. Assists the editor with various tasks - including taking footage to the lab - checking the condition of the negative - cataloguing footage - and supervising optical effects - often produced by an outside company
Assistant Editor
Video assist
Composition
Neutral-density filter
32. A technique of moving from the telephoto position to the wide-angle position of a zoom lens - which results in the subject appearing to become smaller within the frame - while remaining in focus
Extradiegetic
Zoom out
Non-diegetic
Production values
33. 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
Vista Vision
Slow
Star persona
Green screen
34. A term describing a conclusion that does not answer all the questions raised regarding characters or storylines - nor tie up all loose ends
Open-ended
Oeuvre
Blockbuster
Telecine
35. A digital technique developed by Industrial Light and Magic - which builds movement sequences from single frames of film
Go-motion
Shot transition
Tableau shot
Vertical integration
36. Author; A term popularized by French film critics and refers to film directors with their own distinctive style
Dailies
Auteur
Persistence of vision
Denouement
37. Color. The strength of a hue is measured by its saturation or desaturation
Kuleshov effect
Exposure
Hue
Slow
38. Also called 'd-cinema.' Not to be confused with digital cinematography (shooting movies on digital video) - this term refers to using digital technologies for exhibition
Major studios
Optical printer
Digital cinema
Cut
39. Sound design that blends the speech of several characters talking simultaneously - used to create spontaneity - although it may also confuse the audience
Sound bridge
B-roll
Overlapping dialogue
Extreme wide-angle lens
40. A filter that creates points of light that streak outward from a light source
Handheld shot
Star filter
Minor studios
Foley artist
41. The chronological accounting of all events presented and suggested
Base
Subtext
Aperture
Fabula
42. A narrative moment that signals an important shift of some kind in character or situation
Runaway production
Turning point
Gaffer
Mockumentary
43. A shot that includes a human figure from the shoulders up
Medium close-up
Integrated musical
Tracking shot
Oeuvre
44. A lens with a variable focal length that allows changes of focal length while keeping the subject in focus
Screenplay
Deep focus cinematography
Formalist style
Zoom lens
45. A technique of intentionally adding scratches in a film's emulsion layer for aesthetic purposes - such as to simulate home movie footage
Scratching
Star system
Computer-generated imagery (CGI)
Sound bridge
46. The falling or unraveling action after the climax of a narrative that leads to resolution
Denouement
Flashing
Anime
Fast motion
47. Non-diegetic; any element in the film that is not part of the imagined story world
Newsreel
Recursive action
Soft light
Extradiegetic
48. A scene filmed and processed but not selected to appear in the final version of the film
Horizontal integration
Low-angle shot
Tinting
Out-take
49. A technique of manipulating focus to direct the viewer's attention
Hue
Phi phenomenon
Computer-generated imagery (CGI)
Selective focus
50. A crew member who reports to the Director of Photography (DP) and is in charge of tasks involving lighting and electrical needs
Re-establishing shot
Handheld shot
Pixilation
Gaffer