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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. 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






2. 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






3. A neutral account of the basic plot and style of a film - a part of a film - or a group of films






4. 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






5. 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






6. A shot that interrupts a scene's master shot and may include character reactions






7. A shot that depicts a human body from the feet up






8. 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






9. A film composed entirely of footage from other films.






10. The width of the film stock - measured across the frame. Typical sizes are 8mm - 16mm - 35mm - and 70mm






11. 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






12. 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






13. 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






14. A long shot in which the film frame resembles the proscenium arch of the stage - distancing the audience






15. A mental phenomenon by which viewers derive more meaning from the interaction of two sequential shots than from a single shot in isolation






16. A short documentary on current events - show in movie theaters along with cartoons and feature films beginning in the 1930s






17. The camera does not move across an imagined line drawn between two characters






18. A statement that presents an argument about a film's meaning and significance






19. A shot transition that involves the gradual disappearance of the image at the same time that a new image gradually comes into view






20. 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






21. Standard shot pattern: A sequence of shots designed to maintain spatial continuity. Scene begin with an establishing shot - then move to a series of individual shots depicting characters and action - before reestablishing shots re-orient viewers to t






22. 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






23. A scene filmed and processed but not selected to appear in the final version of the film






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






25. 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






26. A shot that includes a human figure from the shoulders up






27. A flexible celluloid strip that - along with the emulsion layer - comprises 35mm film stock






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






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






30. Creating images during post-production by joining together photographic or CGI material shot or created at different times and places






31. Public identity created by marketing a film actor's performances - press coverage - and 'personal' information to fans as the star's personality






32. 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






33. A term that refers to the organization of an industry wherein one type of corporation also owns corporations in allied industries - for example - film production and video games






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






35. A machine used to create optical effects such as fades - dissolves - and superimpositions. Most are now created digitally






36. A shot taken fro a position directly above the action - also called a 'birds' eye shot'






37. 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






38. A type of filter that absorbs certain wavelength but leave others unaffected. On black and white film - color filters lighten or darken tones. On color film - they can produce a range of effects






39. A short screen appearance by a celebrity - playing himself or herself






40. 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






41. Dialogue that restates What is already obvious from images or action






42. The camera does not move across an imagined line drawn between two characters






43. The chronological accounting of all events presented and suggested






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






45. The shape of the image onscreen as determined by the width of the frame relative to its height






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






47. The falling or unraveling action after the climax of a narrative that leads to resolution






48. A statement that presents an argument about a film's meaning and significance






49. Color. The strength of a hue is measured by its saturation or desaturation






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







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