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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 shot taken from a camera mounted on a crane that moves three-dimensionally in a space
Glass shot
Negative cutter
Crane shot
Four-part structure
2. A lens with a variable focal length that allows changes of focal length while keeping the subject in focus
Overlapping dialogue
Long shot
Interpretive claim
Zoom lens
3. The technique of telling the story from an all-knowing character. Films that use restricted narration limit the audience's perception to what one particular character knows - but may insert moments of omniscience
Emulsion
Omniscient narration
Swish pan
Promotion
4. A group of films within a given genre that share their own specific set of conventions that differentiate them from other films in the genre. For example - the slasher film is a subgenre of the horror genre
Animation
Subgenre
Orthochromatic
Dailies
5. A crew member who reports to the Director of Photography (DP) and is in charge of tasks involving lighting and electrical needs
Gaffer
Denouement
Trombone shot
Script supervisor
6. Using computer graphics to 'build' structures connected to the actual architecture on set or location
Cut
Hue
Eye-level shot
Digital set extension
7. The rules of character - setting - and narrative that films that belong to a genre - such as Westerns - horror films - and screwball comedies - generally obey.
Genre conventions
Speed
Star persona
Iris in...
8. 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
Wide-angle lens
Establishing shot
Montage sequence
Vista Vision
9. A shot that interrupts a scene's master shot and may include character reactions
Synthespian
Insert
Establishing shot
Exposition
10. An alternative to classical and realist styles - formalism is a self-consciously interventionist approach that explores ideas - abstraction - and aesthetics rather than focusing on storytelling (as in classical films) or everyday life (as in realist
Closure
Scene
Interlaced scanning
Formalist style
11. The shape of the image onscreen as determined by the width of the frame relative to its height
Long shot
Lightning mix
Freeze frame
Aspect Ratio
12. The visual arrangement of objects - actors - and space within the frame
Composition
Blockbuster
Score
Antagonist
13. Then Hollywood writers and directors cited for Contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate with the House Committee on Un-American Activities' attempts to root out Communists in the film industry
Crane shot
Post-production
Hollywood Ten
Extreme long-shot
14. An early color process - involving bathing lengths of processed film in dye one scene at a time
Continuity editor
Insert
Tinting
Syuzhet
15. Dutch angle; a shot resulting from a static camera that is tilted to the right or left - so that the subject in the frame appears at a diagonal
Overexposure
Canted angle
Omniscient narration
Cutaway
16. A technique of shooting a scene at a very high speed (96 frames per second) - then adding and subtracting frames in post-production - 'fanning out' the action through the overlapping images
Roadshowing
Ethnographic film
Pre-production
Recursive action
17. 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
Glass shot
Flashback
Synthespian
Extra
18. A specialist who monitors the processing of color on the se and in the film lab
Post-production
Matte painting
Color consultant
First-person narration
19. 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
Backstage musical
Wide-angle lens
Editor
Assistant Editor
20. A term describing a conclusion that does not answer all the questions raised regarding characters or storylines - nor tie up all loose ends
Motivation
Digital cinema
Open-ended
Plot summary
21. A character who in some way opposes the protagonist - leading to protracted conflict
Antagonist
Mockumentary
Subtext
Tilt
22. A digital technique developed by Industrial Light and Magic - which builds movement sequences from single frames of film
Average shot length
Go-motion
City symphony
Overexposure
23. A crew member whose job is to measure the distance between the subject and the camera lens - marking the ring on the camera lens - and ensuring the ring is turned precisely so that the image is in focus
Camera distance
Shot transition
Focus puller
Pre-production
24. A film composed entirely of footage from other films.
Green screen
Compilation film
Out-take
Fast
25. The annotated script - containing information about set-ups used during shooting
Shot transition
Cameo
Set-up
Shooting script
26. Author; A term popularized by French film critics and refers to film directors with their own distinctive style
Kuleshov effect
Hollywood Ten
Auteur
Masking
27. Light emitted from a relatively small source positioned close to the subject. It tends to be unflattering because it creates deep shadows and emphasizes surface imperfections
High concept film
Establishing shot
Block booking
Hard light
28. Any noticeable but unintended discrepancy from one shot to the next in costume - props - hairstyle - posture - etc.
Zoom lens
Avant-garde film
Continuity error
Blue screen
29. A shot taken fro a position directly above the action - also called a 'birds' eye shot'
Post-production
Flashforward
Synthespian
Overhead shot
30. The arrangement of actors on screen as a compositional element that suggests themes - character development - emotional content - and visual motifs
Freeze frame
Subtext
Propaganda film
Figure placement and movement
31. A filter that simply reduces the amount of light entering the lens - without affecting the color characteristics
Neutral-density filter
Kuleshov effect
Outsourcing
Running time
32. A videotape system that records images onto magnetic tape - using electronic signals
Analog Video
Superimposition
Cameo
Shot
33. 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
Zoom lens
Horizontal integration
City symphony
Take
34. A technique of 'pushing' the film (overdeveloping it) to correct problems of underexposure (resulting from insufficient light during shooting) by increasing image contrast
Cutaway
Forced development
Release prints
Jump cut
35. Also called 'rushes.' Footage exposed and developed quickly so that the director can assess the day's work
Closure
Travelling matte
Kuleshov effect
Dailies
36. Materials intentionally released by studios to attract public attention to films and their stars. Promotion differs from publicity - which is information that is not (or does not appear to be) intentionally disseminated by studios
Blocking
Negative
Three-point lighting
Promotion
37. 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
Interpellation
Star system
Horizontal integration
Average shot length
38. 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
Progressive scanning
30-degree rule
Low-angle shot
Dailies
39. 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
Pixilation
Slow motion
Special visual effects
40. A type of film stock that is sensitive to (in other words - registers) all tones in the color spectrum
Overhead shot
Hollywood Ten
Panchromatic
Rotoscope
41. A process of blending the three elements of the sound track (dialogue - music - and effects) in post-production
Mixing
Product placement
Exposition
Hybrid
42. 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
Phi phenomenon
Eyeline match
Travelling matte
Green screen
43. Secondary footage that is interspersed with master shots - sometimes in the form of footage shot for another production or archival footage
B-roll
Vertical integration
Chiaroscuro
Restricted narration
44. A type of film stock that is sensitive to (in other words - registers) all tones in the color spectrum
Turning point
Panchromatic
Running time
Mixing
45. A musical accompaniment written specifically for a film
Character actor
Cutaway
Fade-out
Score
46. Creating images during post-production by joining together photographic or CGI material shot or created at different times and places
Visual effects
Split screen
Compositing
Fabula
47. A complete narrative unit within a film - with its own beginning - middle - and end. Often scenes are unified - and distinguished from one another - by time and setting
Scene
Realist style
Insert
Production values
48. A documentary or occasionally - a narrative film that presents only one side of an argument or one approach to a subject
Montage sequence
Color filter
Propaganda film
Take
49. 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
Fabula
Tinting
Hollywood Blacklist
Block booking
50. A filter that simply reduces the amount of light entering the lens - without affecting the color characteristics
Focal length
Narrative
Handheld shot
Neutral-density filter