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Film Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A technique of 'pushing' the film (overdeveloping it) to correct problems of underexposure (resulting from insufficient light during shooting) by increasing image contrast
Morphing
Forced development
Syuzhet
Digital video
2. A standard shot pattern that dictates that a shot of one character will be followed by a shot of another character - taken from the reverse angle of the first shot
Depth of field
Roadshowing
Normal lens
Shot/reverse shot
3. 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
Third-person narration
Narrative
Zoom in...
Neutral-density filter
4. The falling or unraveling action after the climax of a narrative that leads to resolution
Fast
Aperture
Denouement
Underexposure
5. A shot taken when the camera is so close to a subject that it fills the frame. It is most commonly used for a shot that isolates and encompasses a single actor's face - to emphasize the expression of emotion
Continuity error
B-roll
Tilt
Close-up
6. 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
Star filter
Typecasting
Match on action
Subtext
7. 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
Hollywood Ten
Extreme wide-angle lens
Foley artist
Morphing
8. A type of film stock that is sensitive to (in other words - registers) all tones in the color spectrum
Panchromatic
Ethnographic film
Lightning mix
Diffusion filters
9. A digital technique developed by Industrial Light and Magic - which builds movement sequences from single frames of film
Hue
Go-motion
Pre-production
Morphing
10. A type of short film that blends elements of documentary and avant-garde film to document and often to celebrate the wonder of the modern city
Blockbuster
Major studios
Lightning mix
City symphony
11. A technique of leaving empty space around the subject in the frame - in order to covey openness and continuity of visible space and to imply offscreen space
Runaway production
Prosthesis
Loose framing
Cameo
12. A shot that focuses audience attention on precise details that may or may not be the focus of characters
Jump cut
Assistant Editor
Reverse shot
Cutaway
13. The central cause(s) behind a character's actions
Shooting script
Canted angle
Flashback
Motivation
14. A technique of underdeveloping exposed film stock (leaving it in a chemical batch a shorter amount of time than usual) in order to achieve the visual effect of reducing contrast
Protagonist
Phi phenomenon
Pulling
Persistence of vision
15. A narrative - visual - or sound element that refers viewers to other films or works of art
Wireframe
Wipe
Master positive
Intertextual reference
16. A term describing a conclusion that does not answer all the questions raised regarding characters or storylines - nor tie up all loose ends
Major studios
Available light
Open-ended
Flashforward
17. Any narrative - visual - or sound element that is repeated and thereby acquires and reflects its significance to the story - characters - or themes of the film.
Phi phenomenon
Front projection
Motif
Oeuvre
18. Processes such as Cinemascope and Cinerama - developed during the 1950s to enhance film's size advantage over the smaller television image
Direct cinema
Matte
Widescreen
Actualitas
19. These filters bend the light coming into lens - softening and blurring the image
Turning point
Diffusion filters
Selective focus
Extra
20. The chronological accounting of all events presented and suggested
Hard light
Vista Vision
Travelling matte
Fabula
21. The arrangement of actors on screen as a compositional element that suggests themes - character development - emotional content - and visual motifs
Open-ended
Figure placement and movement
Neutral-density filter
Omniscient narration
22. A process of transferring film to video tapes or DVDs so that the original aspect ratio of the film is preserved
Letterboxing
Average shot length
High-key lighting
Narrative
23. A shot taken by a camera that is held manually rather than supported by a tripod - crane or Steadicam. Generally - such shots are shaky - owing to the motion of the camera operator
Point-of-view shot
Handheld shot
Trailer
Classical style
24. A series of individual drawings that provides a blueprint for the shooting of a scene
Undercranking
Storyboard
Rack focus
Extreme wide-angle lens
25. A description of film stock that is highly sensitive to light
Tracking shot
Extra
Fast
Medium shot
26. 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
Aspect Ratio
Narrative
Persistence of vision
Extra
27. A series of related scene joined through elliptical editing that indicates the passage of time
Runaway production
German Expressionism
Aerial Shot
Montage sequence
28. The period of time before principal photography during which actors are signed - sets and costumes designed - and locations scouted
Cameo
Second unit
Film stock
Pre-production
29. Assists the gaffer in managing lighting crews
Minor studios
Best boy
Soft light
Dye coupler
30. A musical film in which each song and dance number is narratively motivated by a plot that situates characters in performance contexts
Backstage musical
Dissolve
Tight framing
Montage sequence
31. A type of film stock that is sensitive to (in other words - registers) all tones in the color spectrum
Natural-key lighting
Grain
Panchromatic
Hue
32. A specialist who monitors the processing of color on the se and in the film lab
Zoom in...
Insert
Color consultant
Soviet montage
33. A consistent style - theme - and subject matter developed over the course of a director's body of work
Minor studios
Oeuvre
Line reading
Storyboard
34. 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
Eye-level shot
Continuity editing
Rear projection
Direct sound
35. The first shot in a standard shot sequence. Its purpose is to provide a clear representation of the location of the action
ADR
Ethnographic film
Panchromatic
Establishing shot
36. Public identity created by marketing a film actor's performances - press coverage - and 'personal' information to fans as the star's personality
Soft light
Flashforward
Star persona
Two-shot
37. A consistent style - theme - and subject matter developed over the course of a director's body of work
Gauge
Oeuvre
Hollywood Blacklist
Available light
38. A short documentary on current events - show in movie theaters along with cartoons and feature films beginning in the 1930s
Newsreel
Non-diegetic
Backstage musical
Trailer
39. A lens with a shorter focal length than a normal or telephoto lens (usually between 15-35mm). The subject appears smaller as a result - but the angle of vision is wider and an illusion is created of greater depth in the frame
Character actor
Subtext
Editor
Wide-angle lens
40. A type of documentary film whose purpose is to present the way of life of a culture or subculture
Ethnographic film
ADR
Prosthesis
Formalist style
41. A crew member responsible for logging the details of each take on the set so as to ensure continuity
Script supervisor
Matte painting
Open-ended
Character actor
42. A description of film stock that is highly sensitive to light
Fast
Underexposure
Wide film
Vertical integration
43. 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
Parellel
Blocking
Horizontal integration
Color consultant
44. A transparent sheet on which animation artists draw images.
Sound bridge
Superimposition
Cel
ADR
45. 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
Ethnographic film
Third-person narration
Block booking
Average shot length
46. A small - variable opening on a camera lens that regulates the amount of light entering the camera and striking the surface of the film
Aperture
Frame narration
Soundtrack
Tilt
47. Creating the appearance of movement by drawing a series of frames that are projected sequentially - rather than photographing a series of still images
Vertical integration
Gaffer
Optical printer
Animation
48. A chemical embedded in the emulsion layer of film stock that - when developed after exposure - releases a particular color dye (red - green - or blue)
Shooting script
Two-shot
Dye coupler
Ethnographic film
49. A long shot in which the film frame resembles the proscenium arch of the stage - distancing the audience
Anamorphic lens
Narrative
Day for night
Tableau shot
50. A shot taken by a camera that is held manually rather than supported by a tripod - crane or Steadicam. Generally - such shots are shaky - owing to the motion of the camera operator
Handheld shot
Iris out
Optical printer
Pan