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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. Assists the gaffer in managing lighting crews






2. 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






3. The plotline that surrounds an embedded tale. The frame narration may or may not be as fully developed as the embedded tale






4. A glass element on a camera that focuses light rays so that the image of the object appears on the surface of the film






5. A widescreen process that uses three cameras - three projectors - and a wide - curved screen






6. A technique used to join live action with a pre-recorded background image. A projector is placed behind a screen and projects an image onto it. Actors stand in front of the screen and the camera records them in front of the projected background






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






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






9. Devices that attach to actors' faces and/or bodies to change their appearance






10. A shot filmed from an airplane or helicopter






11. A shot filmed from an airplane or helicopter






12. A business model adopted by the major studios during the Hollywood studio era - in which studios controlled all aspects of the film business - from production to distribution and exhibition






13. 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






14. A shot that contains two characters within the frame






15. A fiction film (often a comedy) that uses documentary conventions on fictional rather than real-world subject matter






16. 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






17. A story narrated by one of the characters within the story - using the 'I' voice






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






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






20. A platform on wheels - used for mobile camera shots






21. 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






22. 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






23. A fiction film (often a comedy) that uses documentary conventions on fictional rather than real-world subject matter






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






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






26. A style of Japanese animation - distinguished primarily by the fact that it is not all geared for young audiences






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






28. The arrangement of images to depict a unified storyline






29. A style associated with Hollywood filmmaking of the studio and post-studio era - in which efficient storytelling - rather than gritty realism or aesthetic innovation - is of paramount importance






30. A technique of moving from the telephoto position to the wide-angle position of a zoom lens - which results in the subject appearing to become smaller within the frame - while remaining in focus






31. Light emitted from a larger source that is scattered over a bigger area or reflected off a surface before it strikes the subject. Soft light minimizes facial details - including wrinkles






32. 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






33. An agreement made between filmmakers and those who license the use of commercial products to feature those products in films - generally as props used by characters






34. A picture element - a measure of image density. There are approximately 18 million pixels in a frame of 35mm film and 300000-400000 in a video image






35. The falling or unraveling action after the climax of a narrative that leads to resolution






36. A long shot in which the film frame resembles the proscenium arch of the stage - distancing the audience






37. 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






38. An optical effect whereby the eye continues to register a visual stimulus in the brain for a brief period after that stimulus has been removed






39. 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






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






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






42. A story narrated by one of the characters within the story - using the 'I' voice






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






44. 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






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






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






47. Author; A term popularized by French film critics and refers to film directors with their own distinctive style






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






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






50. A shot taken from a camera mounted on a crane that moves three-dimensionally in a space