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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. 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






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






3. A film that fuses the conventions of two or more genres






4. A direct vocal address to the audience - Which may emanate from a character or from a narrative voice apparently unrelated to the diegesis






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






6. Smaller corporations that did not own distribution and/or exhibition companies in the studio era - including Universal - Columbia - and United Artists






7. 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






8. An outlawed studio era practice - where studios forced exhibitors to book groups of films at once - thus ensuring a market for their failures along with their successes






9. The use of editing techniques - such as a fade or dissolve - to indicate the end of one scene and the beginning of another






10. The imagined world of the story






11. 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






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






13. Experimental film; Underground cinema;






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






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






16. A term that refers to the organization of an industry wherein one type of corporation also owns corporations in allied industries - for example - film production and video games






17. A shot that focuses audience attention on precise details that may or may not be the focus of characters






18. A musical film in which each song and dance number is narratively motivated by a plot that situates characters in performance contexts






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. A process of blending the three elements of the sound track (dialogue - music - and effects) in post-production






26. The average length in seconds of a series of shots - covering a portion of a film or an entire film; a measure of pace within a scene or in the film as a whole.






27. The narrative path of the main or supporting characters - also called a plotline. Complex films may have several lines of action






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






29. 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






30. 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






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






32. A system for combining two separately filmed images in the same frame that involves create a matte (a black mask that covers a portion of the image) for a live action sequence and using it to block out a portion of the frame when filming the backgrou






33. Early films that documented everyday events - such as workers leaving a factory






34. Optical illusions created during post-production






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






36. 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






37. 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






38. 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






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






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






41. 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






42. A crew member whose job is to maintain consistency in visual details from one shot to the next






43. A shot in a sequence that is taken from the reverse angle of the shot previous to it






44. 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






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. The practice of Hollywood studios contracting out post-production work to individuals or firms outside the U.S.






47. A transparent sheet on which animation artists draw images.






48. The non-chronological insertion of scenes of events yet to happen into the present day of the story world






49. 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






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