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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. Secondary footage that is interspersed with master shots - sometimes in the form of footage shot for another production or archival footage






2. A technique of underdeveloping exposed film stock (leaving it in a chemical batch a shorter amount of time than usual) in order to achieve the visual effect of reducing contrast






3. 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






4. The first shot in a standard shot sequence. Its purpose is to provide a clear representation of the location of the action






5. 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






6. 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






7. The selection and ordering of narrative events presented in a film






8. A technique of overdeveloping exposed film stock (leaving it in the chemical bath longer than indicated) in order to increase density and contrast in the image






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






10. 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






11. A musical in which some or all musical numbers are not motivated by the narrative; for example - characters sing and dance throughout the film but at least some performances are not staged for an onscreen audience. Examples include Oklahoma - The umb






12. A description of film stock that is highly sensitive to light






13. Optical illusions created during post-production






14. A marketing strategy of screening a blockbuster prior to general release only in premier theaters






15. A shot combining two kinds of movement: the camera tracks in toward the subject wile the lens zooms out






16. An uncredited actor - usually hired for crowd scenes






17. A chemical embedded in the emulsion layer of film stock that - when developed after exposure - releases a particular color dye (red - green - or blue)






18. A black masking device used to black out a portion of the frame - usually for the insertion of other images






19. A visual effect achieved through the use of photography and digital techniques that appears to stop time and allow the viewer to travel around the subject and view it from a multitude of vantage points






20. The practice or repeatedly casting actors in similar roles across different films






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






22. A scene transition wherein sound from one scene bleeds over into the ext scene - often resulting in a contrast between sound image






23. An optical technique that divides the screen into two or more frames






24. 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






25. 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






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






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






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






29. A type of short film that blends elements of documentary and avant-garde film to document and often to celebrate the wonder of the modern city






30. A musical in which some or all musical numbers are not motivated by the narrative; for example - characters sing and dance throughout the film but at least some performances are not staged for an onscreen audience. Examples include Oklahoma - The umb






31. 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






32. The written blueprint for a film - composed of three elements: dialogue - sluglines (setting the place and time of each scene) - and description. Feature-length screenplays typically run 90-130 pages






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






34. A system for recording images on magnetic tape using a digital signal - that is - an electronic signal comprised of 0s and 1s






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






36. A shot depicting the human body from the waist up






37. 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






38. A camera shot taken at a large distance from the subject. Using the human body as the subject - a long shot captures the entire human form






39. Light striking the emulsion layer of the film - activating light-sensitive grains






40. The reverse of Iris in: an iris expands outward until the next shot takes up the entire screen






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






42. 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






43. 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






44. The five vertically integrated corporations that exerted the greatest control over film production in the studio era: MGM - Warner Brothers - RKO - Twentieth Century Fox - and Paramount






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






46. A property of older television monitors - where each frame was scanned as two fields: One consisting of all the odd numbered lines - the other all the even lines. If slowed down - the television image would appear to sweep down the screen one line at






47. 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






48. A chemical embedded in the emulsion layer of film stock that - when developed after exposure - releases a particular color dye (red - green - or blue)






49. A lens with a variable focal length that allows changes of focal length while keeping the subject in focus






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







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