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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. Secondary footage that is interspersed with master shots - sometimes in the form of footage shot for another production or archival footage






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






3. A class or type of film - such as the Western or the horror movie. They share narrative - visual - and/or sound conventions






4. A camera device that opens and closes to regulate the length of time the film is exposed to light






5. The practice or repeatedly casting actors in similar roles across different films






6. 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






7. 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






8. A consistent style - theme - and subject matter developed over the course of a director's body of work






9. A technique of moving the camera - on a specially built track. Such shots often trace character movement laterally across the frame or in and out of the depth of the frame






10. A shot taken from a camera position below the subject






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






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






13. A machine that converts film prints to videotape format






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






15. A rule in continuity editing - which dictates that if a cut occurs while a character is in the midst of an action - the subsequent shot must begin so that audiences see the completion of that action






16. A small - variable opening on a camera lens that regulates the amount of light entering the camera and striking the surface of the film






17. The period of time before principal photography during which actors are signed - sets and costumes designed - and locations scouted






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






19. A film style that - in contrast to the classical and formalist styles - focuses characters - place - and the spontaneity and digressiveness of life - rather than on highly structured stories or aesthetic abstraction






20. Leaving the silver grains in the emulsion rather than bleaching them out - which produces desaturated color






21. 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






22. 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






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






24. Using computer graphics to 'build' structures connected to the actual architecture on set or location






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






26. The distance in millimeters from the optical center of a lens to the lane where the sharpest image is formed while focusing on a distant object






27. Cinema verite; a documentary style in which the filmmaker attempts to remain as unobtrusive as possible - recording without obvious editorial comment






28. A device used to manipulate the amount and/or color of light entering the lens






29. A film's main characters - one whose conflicts and motives drive the story forward






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






31. Creating images during post-production by joining together photographic or CGI material shot or created at different times and places






32. Also called 'full screen -' the technique of re-shooting a widescreen film in order to convert it to the original television aspect ration of 1.33 to 1. Rather than reproduce the original aspect ratio - as a letterboxed version does - a panned and sc






33. A device attached to the film camera that records videotape of what has been filmed - allowing the director immediate access to video footage






34. A part of the story world implied by visual or sound techniques rather than being revealed by the camera






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






36. Also called 'full screen -' the technique of re-shooting a widescreen film in order to convert it to the original television aspect ration of 1.33 to 1. Rather than reproduce the original aspect ratio - as a letterboxed version does - a panned and sc






37. A technique of arranging the actors on the set to take advantage of deep focus cinematography - which allows for many planes of depth in the film frame to remain in focus






38. 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






39. 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






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






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






42. A class or type of film - such as the Western or the horror movie. They share narrative - visual - and/or sound conventions






43. An effect created when too little light strikes the film during shooting. As a result the image will contain dark areas that appear very dense and dark (including shadows) and the overall contrast will be less than with a properly exposed image






44. A style of stage acting developed from the teachings of Constantin Stanislavsky - which trains actors to get into character through the use of emotional memory






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






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






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






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






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






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