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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. 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






2. A large-budget film whose strategy is to swamp the competition through market saturation






3. The central cause(s) behind a character's actions






4. Dense accumulation of detail conveyed in the opening moments of a film






5. A device that projects photographs or footage onto glass so that images can be traced by hand to create animated images






6. 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






7. Non-diegetic; any element in the film that is not part of the imagined story world






8. Live action is filmed in front of a blue screen and a matte. It's then joined with the background footage






9. A shot that makes the human subject very small in relation to his or her environment. The entire figure from head to toe is onscreen and dwarfed by the surroundings






10. A model of industrial organization in the film industry from about 1915 to 1946 - characterized by the development of major and minor studios that produced - distributed - and exhibited films - and held film actors - directors - art directors - and o






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






12. 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






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






14. 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






15. Experimental film; Underground cinema;






16. A scene transition in which the first frame of the incoming scene appears to push the last frame of the previous scene off the screen horizontally






17. A shot transition that emphasizes the visual similarities between two consecutive shots






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






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






20. The details of a character's past that emerge as the film unfolds - and which often play a role in character motivation






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






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






23. 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)






24. A story; a chain of events linked by cause-and-effect logic






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






26. The chip in a video camera that converts the incoming light to an electronic signal






27. 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.'






28. 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






29. 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






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






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






32. A technique of exposing film frames - then rewinding the film and exposing it again - which results in an image that combines two shots in a single frame






33. The visual arrangement of objects - actors - and space within the frame






34. A technique of filming at a speed faster than projection - the projecting the footage at normal speed of 24 frames per second. Because fewer frames were recorded per second - the action appears to be speeded up






35. A process of transferring film to video tapes or DVDs so that the original aspect ratio of the film is preserved






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






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






38. A series of individual drawings that provides a blueprint for the shooting of a scene






39. 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






40. 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






41. A contemporary modification of the standard three-act structure that identifies a critical turning point at the halfway mark of most narrative films






42. Sound recorded on a set - on location - or - for documentary film - at an actual real-world event - as opposed to dubbed in post-production through ADR or looping






43. 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






44. Louis Althusser's term for the way in which a society creates its subjects/citizens through ideological (as opposed to repressive) state apparatuses - which include education - media - religion - and the family






45. (Automatic dialogue replacement) recording synchronized dialogue in post-production - cutting several identical lengths of developed film and having actors record the dialogue repeatedly






46. A chemical coating on film stock containing light-sensitive grains






47. A scene transition in which the first frame of the incoming scene appears to push the last frame of the previous scene off the screen horizontally






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






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. 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