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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. 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






2. A long shot in which the film frame resembles the proscenium arch of the stage - distancing the audience






3. Lighting design where the key light is somewhat more intense than the fill light - so the fill does not eliminate every shadow. The effect is generally less cheerful than high-key lighting - but not as gloomy as low-key lighting






4. 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






5. (Automatic dialogue replacement) recording synchronized dialogue in post-production - cutting several identical lengths of developed film and having actors record the dialogue repeatedly






6. 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






7. 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






8. 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






9. A direct vocal address to the audience - Which may emanate from a character or from a narrative voice apparently unrelated to the diegesis






10. A film that fuses the conventions of two or more genres






11. The term for a film's spoken dialogue - as opposed to the underlying meaning contained in the subtext






12. A chemical coating on film stock containing light-sensitive grains






13. A lens with a variable focal length that allows changes of focal length while keeping the subject in focus






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






15. 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






16. Drawing attention to the process of representation (including narrative and characterization) to break the theatrical illusion and elicit a distanced - intellectual response in the audience






17. 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






18. 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






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






20. The annotated script - containing information about set-ups used during shooting






21. 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






22. Muted - washed out color that contains more white than a saturated color






23. 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






24. An actor whose career rests on playing minor or secondary quirky characters rather than leading roles






25. The first print made from a film negative






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






27. 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






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






29. The plotline that surrounds an embedded tale. The frame narration may or may not be as fully developed as the embedded tale






30. Lighting design in which the greater intensity of the key light makes it impossible for the fill to eliminate shadows - producing a high-contrast image (with many grades of light and dark) - a number of shadows - and a somber mood






31. 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






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






33. 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






34. 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






35. 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






36. A pan executed so quickly that it produces a blurred image - indicated rapid activity or - sometimes - the passage of time






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






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






39. 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






40. Dutch angle; a shot resulting from a static camera that is tilted to the right or left - so that the subject in the frame appears at a diagonal






41. The conclusion of the film wraps up - all loose ends in a form of resolution - though not necessarily with a happy ending.






42. 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






43. Natural light; The process of suing sunlight rather than artificial studio lights when filming






44. The horizontal turning movement of an otherwise immobile camera across a scene from left to right or vice versa






45. Louis Althusser's term for the way in which a society creates its subjects/citizens through ideological (as opposed to repressive) state apparatuses - which include education - media - religion - and the family






46. A cinematography technique that produces an image with many planes of depth in focus. It can be accomplished by using a small aperture - a large distance between camera and subject - and/or a lens of short focal length






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






48. Lighting design that provides an even illumination of the subject - with many facial details washed out. High-key lighting tends to create a hopeful mood - in contrast to low-key lighting






49. A shot that contains two characters within the frame






50. An optical effect whereby the human eye fills in gaps between closely spaced objects - so that two light bulbs flashing on and off are understood as one light moving back and forth