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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. The imagined world of the story






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






3. A measure of the visual and sound quality of a film. Low-budget films tend to have lower production values because they lack the resources to devote to expensive pre- and post-production activities






4. 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






5. 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






6. A shot that appears during or near the end of a scene and reorients viewers to the setting






7. Public identity created by marketing a film actor's performances - press coverage - and 'personal' information to fans as the star's personality






8. A computer-generated actor that some speculate will replace flesh and blood actors in the not so distant future






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






10. A film process that uses 35mm film stock but changes the orientation of the film so that the film moves through the camera horizontally instead of vertically. The larger image is of higher quality than standard 35mm processes






11. 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






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






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






14. 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






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






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






17. A genre film that radically modifies accepted genre conventions for dramatic effect






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






19. A technique of 'pushing' the film (overdeveloping it) to correct problems of underexposure (resulting from insufficient light during shooting) by increasing image contrast






20. An efficient system developed for film lighting. In a standard lighting set-up - the key light illuminates the subject - the fill light eliminates shadows cast by the key light - and the back light separates the subject from the background






21. A technique of shooting a scene at a very high speed (96 frames per second) - then adding and subtracting frames in post-production - 'fanning out' the action through the overlapping images






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






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






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






25. 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






26. 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






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






28. 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.






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






30. A term applied to film stock that is relatively insensitive to light. This stock will not yield acceptable images unless the amount of light can be carefully controlled






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






32. A type of filter that absorbs certain wavelength but leave others unaffected. On black and white film - color filters lighten or darken tones. On color film - they can produce a range of effects






33. The visual arrangement of objects - actors - and space within the frame






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






35. A term used for any narrative sound - or visual element not contained in the story world. Also called 'extradiegetic'






36. 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






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






38. A type of documentary film whose purpose is to present the way of life of a culture or subculture






39. A type of matte shot - created by positioning a pane of optically flawless glass with a painting on it between the camera and the scene to be photographed. This combines the painting on the glass with the set or location - seen through the glass - be






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






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






42. A shot depicting the human body from the waist up






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






44. 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






45. Secondary footage that is interspersed with master shots - sometimes in the form of footage shot for another production or archival footage






46. 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






47. 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






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






49. A technique of overdeveloping exposed film stock (leaving it in the chemical bath longer than indicated) in order to increase density and contrast in the image






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







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