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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. 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






2. Everything audiences hear when they watch a sound film. The soundtrack is the composite of all three elements of film sound: dialogue - music - and sound effects






3. Images that originate from computer graphics technology - rather than photography






4. A musical accompaniment written specifically for a film






5. 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






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






7. 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






8. A non-standard narrative organization that assumes 'day in the life' quality rather than the highly structured three-act or four part narrative - and that features loose or indirect cause-effect relationships






9. A brief chronological description of the basic events and characters in a film. It does not include interpretive or evaluative claims






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






11. 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






12. Assists the gaffer in managing lighting crews






13. A documentary or occasionally - a narrative film that presents only one side of an argument or one approach to a subject






14. A character who in some way opposes the protagonist - leading to protracted conflict






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






16. A measure of a film stock's sensitivity to light. 'Fast' refers to sensitive film stock - while slow film is relatively insensitive






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






18. A technique of running the motion picture camera at a speed slower than projection speed (24 frames per second) - in order to produce at a fast motion sequence when projected at normal speed. The term derives from early film cameras - which were cran






19. An early color process - involving bathing lengths of processed film in dye one scene at a time






20. 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






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






22. 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






23. 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






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






25. Light emitted from a relatively small source positioned close to the subject. It tends to be unflattering because it creates deep shadows and emphasizes surface imperfections






26. A visual effect created when the subject in the frame is restricted by the objects or the physical properties of the set






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






28. 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






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






30. Any lens with a focal length approximately equal to the diagonal of the frame. For 35mm filmmaking - a 35-50 mm lens does not distort the angle of vision or depth






31. These filters bend the light coming into lens - softening and blurring the image






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






33. Glass filters whose surface is etched with spots that refract light - so they create the appearance of water droplets in the air






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






35. The non-chronological insertion of events from the past into the present day of the story world






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






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






38. An early color process - involving bathing lengths of processed film in dye one scene at a time






39. A brief chronological description of the basic events and characters in a film. It does not include interpretive or evaluative claims






40. 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






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






42. 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






43. A technique of recording very few images over a long period of time - say - one frame per minute or per day






44. 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






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






46. 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






47. Literary narration from a viewpoint beyond that of any one individual character






48. A scene filmed and processed but not selected to appear in the final version of the film






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






50. Fish-eye lens; With a focal length of 15mm or less - this lens presents an extremely distorted image - where objects in the center of the frame appear to bulge toward the camera