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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. Assists the editor with various tasks - including taking footage to the lab - checking the condition of the negative - cataloguing footage - and supervising optical effects - often produced by an outside company






2. A film style that emerged in the 1910s in Germany. It was heavily indebted to the Expressionist art movement of the time and influenced subsequent horror films and film noir






3. A method for producing a widescreen image without special lenses or equipment - using standard film stock and blocking out the top and bottom of the frame to achieve an aspect ration of 1.85:1






4. 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






5. Any noticeable but unintended discrepancy from one shot to the next in costume - props - hairstyle - posture - etc.






6. An abrupt - inexplicable shift in time and place of an action not signaled by an appropriate shot transition






7. 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






8. A crew member responsible for logging the details of each take on the set so as to ensure continuity






9. A mental phenomenon by which viewers derive more meaning from the interaction of two sequential shots than from a single shot in isolation






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






11. 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






12. Standard shot pattern: A sequence of shots designed to maintain spatial continuity. Scene begin with an establishing shot - then move to a series of individual shots depicting characters and action - before reestablishing shots re-orient viewers to t






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






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






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






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






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 machine used to create optical effects such as fades - dissolves - and superimpositions. Most are now created digitally






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






20. Live action is filmed in front of a blue screen and a matte. It's then joined with the background footage






21. A style of Japanese animation - distinguished primarily by the fact that it is not all geared for young audiences






22. A shot that makes the human subject very small in relation to his or her environment. The entire figure from head to toe is onscreen and dwarfed by the surroundings






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






24. An agreement made between filmmakers and those who license the use of commercial products to feature those products in films - generally as props used by characters






25. A short segment of film used to promote an upcoming release






26. 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






27. The first step in the process of creating CGI. The wireframe is a three-dimensional computer model of an object - which is then rendered (producing the finished image) and animated (using simulated camera movement frame by frame)






28. A short documentary on current events - show in movie theaters along with cartoons and feature films beginning in the 1930s






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






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






31. 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






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






33. A scene transition wherein sound from one scene bleeds over into the ext scene - often resulting in a contrast between sound image






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






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






36. A neutral account of the basic plot and style of a film - a part of a film - or a group of films






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






38. An effect created when more light is required to produce an image strakes the film stock - so that the resulting image exhibits high contrast - glaring light - and washed out shadows. This effect ma or may not be intentional on the filmmaker's part






39. A machine that converts film prints to videotape format






40. 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






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






42. Prefogging; a cinematographic technique that exposes raw film stock to light before - during - or after shooting - resulting in an image with reduced contrast. This effect can also be created using digital post-production techniques






43. A shot transition that involves the gradual disappearance of the image at the same time that a new image gradually comes into view






44. A musical accompaniment written specifically for a film






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






46. A model of industrial organization in the film industry from about 1915 to 1946 - characterized by the development of major and minor studios that produced - distributed - and exhibited films - and held film actors - directors - art directors - and o






47. 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






48. 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






49. Sound recorded on a set - on location - or - for documentary film - at an actual real-world event - as opposed to dubbed in post-production through ADR or looping






50. Thin - flexible material comprised of base and emulsion layers - onto which light rays are focused and which is processed in chemicals to produce film images






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