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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. A technique of depicting two layered images simultaneously. Images from one frame or several frames of film are added to pre-existing images - using an optical printer - to produce the same effect as a double exposure






2. 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






3. An action film cycle of the late 1960s and early 1970s that featured bold - rebellious African American characters






4. The horizontal turning movement of an otherwise immobile camera across a scene from left to right or vice versa






5. A shot taken when the camera is so close to a subject that it fills the frame. It is most commonly used for a shot that isolates and encompasses a single actor's face - to emphasize the expression of emotion






6. An alternative to continuity editing - this style of editing was developed in silent Soviet cinema - based on the theory that editing should exploit the difference between shots to generate intellectual and emotional responses in the audience






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






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






9. A technique in which the audience temporarily shares the visual perspective of a character or a group of characters. The camera points in the directions the character looks - simulating the character's field of vision






10. A crew member who reports to the Director of Photography (DP) and is in charge of tasks involving lighting and electrical needs






11. Also called 'rushes.' Footage exposed and developed quickly so that the director can assess the day's work






12. An action film cycle of the late 1960s and early 1970s that featured bold - rebellious African American characters






13. The arrangement of images to depict a unified storyline






14. A vertical - up-and-down - motion of an otherwise stationary camera






15. Wheeled platform with wheels that rotate - so the dolly can change direction






16. 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






17. 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






18. The first step in the process of creating CGI. The wireframe is a three-dimensional computer model of an object - which is then rendered (producing the finished image) and animated (using simulated camera movement frame by frame)






19. 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






20. The space between the camera and subject it is filming.






21. A standard shot pattern that dictates that a shot of one character will be followed by a shot of another character - taken from the reverse angle of the first shot






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






23. 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






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






25. 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






26. A musical accompaniment written specifically for a film






27. 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






28. A technique used to join live action with pre-recorded background images. A projector is aimed at a half-silvered mirror that reflects the background - which the camera records as being located behind the actors






29. A technique of moving a zoom lens from a wide-angle position to a telephoto position - which results in a magnification of the subject within the frame - and keeps the subject in focus






30. 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






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






32. Any narrative - visual - or sound element that is repeated and thereby acquires and reflects its significance to the story - characters - or themes of the film.






33. An early color process that replaced silver halide grains with colored salts






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






35. Lighting design that provides an even illumination of the subject - with many facial details washed out. High-key lighting tends to create a hopeful mood - in contrast to low-key lighting






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






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






38. 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






39. The measure of intensity or purity of a color. Saturated color is purer than desaturated color - which has more white in it and thus offers a washed-out - less intense version of a color






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






41. A technique of cutting back and forth between action occurring in two different locations - which often creates the illusion that they are happening simultaneously. Also called 'cross cutting.'






42. 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






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






44. A type of film stock that is sensitive to (in other words - registers) all tones in the color spectrum






45. A production term referring to coordinating actors' movements with lines of dialogue






46. A film style that emerged in the 1910s in Germany. It was heavily indebted to the Expressionist art movement of the time and influenced subsequent horror films and film noir






47. 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






48. A narrative approach that limits the audience's view of events to that of the main character(s) in the film. Occasional moments of omniscient narration may give viewers more information than the character shave at specific points in the narrative






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






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