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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. These filters bend the light coming into lens - softening and blurring the image






3. An abrupt shot transition that occurs when Shot A is instantaneously replaced by Shot B.






4. 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






5. An abrupt shot transition that occurs when Shot A is instantaneously replaced by Shot B.






6. 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






7. 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






8. An actor whose career rests on playing minor or secondary quirky characters rather than leading roles






9. The non-chronological insertion of events from the past into the present day of the story world






10. A term for film stock used in early cinema that was insensitive to red hues






11. A method for producing a widescreen image without special lenses or equipment - using standard film stock and blocking out the top and bottom of the frame to achieve an aspect ration of 1.85:1






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






13. Processes such as Cinemascope and Cinerama - developed during the 1950s to enhance film's size advantage over the smaller television image






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






15. The period after principal photography during which editing and looping take place - and special visual effects are added to the film






16. The first print made from a film negative






17. 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






18. A shot that contains two characters within the frame






19. 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






20. Also called 'stop motion photography.' A technique of photographing a scene one frame at a time and moving the model between each shot






21. 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






22. An abrupt - inexplicable shift in time and place of an action not signaled by an appropriate shot transition






23. Optical illusions created during post-production






24. 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






25. A change of focus from one plane of depth to another. As the in-focus subject goes out of focus - another object - which has been blurry - comes into focus in either the background or the foreground






26. Projecting a series of frames of film with the same image - which appears to stop the action






27. Muted - washed out color that contains more white than a saturated color






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






29. An animation technique that uses a computer program to interpolate frames to produce the effect of an object or creature changing gradually into something different. The program calculates the way the image must change in order for the first image to






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






31. A technique of manipulating focus to direct the viewer's attention






32. A digital technique developed by Industrial Light and Magic - which builds movement sequences from single frames of film






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






34. An actor whose career rests on playing minor or secondary quirky characters rather than leading roles






35. 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






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






37. A part of the story world implied by visual or sound techniques rather than being revealed by the camera






38. A person responsible for putting a film together from a mass of developed footage - making decisions regarding pace - shot transitions - and which scenes and shots will be used






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






40. 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






41. 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






42. The length in minutes for a film to play in its entirety (for example - 120 minutes). Also referred to as 'screen time.'






43. A continuity editing technique that preserves spatial continuity by using a character's line of vision as motivation for a cut






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






45. A technique of moving the camera - on a specially built track. Such shots often trace character movement laterally across the frame or in and out of the depth of the frame






46. Assists the gaffer in managing lighting crews






47. The film medium's technological apparatus is inherently ideological






48. 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






49. The building block of a scene; an uninterrupted sequence of frames that viewers experience as they watch a film - ending with a cut - fade - dissolve - etc. See also Take






50. A technique of leaving empty space around the subject in the frame - in order to covey openness and continuity of visible space and to imply offscreen space







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