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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. The first print made from a film negative
Re-establishing shot
Master positive
Prosthesis
Cinerama
2. The aspect ratio of 1.33:1 - standardized by the Academy of Motion Picture Art and Sciences until the development of widescreen formats in the 1950s
Director
Extra
Academy Ratio
Long shot
3. A glass element on a camera that focuses light rays so that the image of the object appears on the surface of the film
Lens
Fast
Recursive action
Match on action
4. (Automatic dialogue replacement) recording synchronized dialogue in post-production - cutting several identical lengths of developed film and having actors record the dialogue repeatedly
Progressive scanning
Digital compositing
Soviet montage
ADR
5. A platform on wheels - used for mobile camera shots
Masking
Dolly
Digital set extension
Deep focus cinematography
6. A shot that appears during or near the end of a scene and reorients viewers to the setting
Newsreel
Kuleshov effect
Re-establishing shot
Trailer
7. A part of the story world implied by visual or sound techniques rather than being revealed by the camera
Parellel
Offscreen space
Wireframe
Front projection
8. The practice of Hollywood studios contracting out post-production work to individuals or firms outside the U.S.
Outsourcing
Fast motion
Academy Ratio
Brechtian distanciation
9. Secondary footage that is interspersed with master shots - sometimes in the form of footage shot for another production or archival footage
Fast
B-roll
Newsreel
Open-ended
10. A black masking device used to black out a portion of the frame - usually for the insertion of other images
Cel
Rear projection
Forced perspective
Matte
11. 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
High concept film
Assistant Editor
Composition in depth
30-degree rule
12. A device used to manipulate the amount and/or color of light entering the lens
Filter
Fade-out
Cutaway
Open-ended
13. A production term denoting a single uninterrupted series of frames exposed by a motion picture or video camera between the time it is turned on and the time it is turned off. Filmmakers shoot several takes of any scene and the film editor selects the
Oeuvre
Take
Narrative
Tight framing
14. A narrative approach that limits the audience's view of events to that of the main character(s) in the film. Occasional moments of omniscient narration may give viewers more information than the character shave at specific points in the narrative
Extreme close-up
Exposition
Shot/reverse shot
Restricted narration
15. A shot transition where shot A slowly disappears as the screen becomes black before shot B appears. A fade-in is the reverse of this process
Speed
Continuity editor
Fade-out
Three-act structure
16. Public identity created by marketing a film actor's performances - press coverage - and 'personal' information to fans as the star's personality
Voice-over
Star persona
Flashback
Pre-production
17. The distance that appears in focus in front of and behind the subject. It is determined by the aperture - distance and focal length of lens
Depth of field
Digital set extension
Analog Video
Gaffer
18. A technician responsible for splicing and assembling the film negative to the editor's specifications
Trailer
Newsreel
Star system
Negative cutter
19. 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
Shutter
Matte
City symphony
20. A device worn by a camera operator that holds the motion picture camera - allowing it glide smoothly through spaces unreachable by camera mounted on a crane or other apparatus
Freeze frame
Steadicam
ADR
Lens
21. 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
Star filter
Pushing
Reverse shot
22. A term used for any narrative sound - or visual element not contained in the story world. Also called 'extradiegetic'
Optical printer
Overlapping dialogue
Non-diegetic
Zoom lens
23. 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
Release prints
Pixel
Standard shot pattern
Crane shot
24. These filters bend the light coming into lens - softening and blurring the image
Diffusion filters
Average shot length
Shutter
Backstage musical
25. A shot taken from a camera mounted on a crane that moves three-dimensionally in a space
Crane shot
30-degree rule
Montage sequence
Realist style
26. A shot depicting the human body from the waist up
Medium shot
Character actor
Running time
Speed
27. 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
Glass shot
Motif
Pushing
Digital video
28. A description of film stock that is highly sensitive to light
Phi phenomenon
Digital video
Fast
Jump cut
29. A lens with a variable focal length that allows changes of focal length while keeping the subject in focus
Studio system
Zoom lens
Compositing
Blockbuster
30. 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
Studio system
Overexposure
Crab dolly
Scratching
31. A shot taken from a vantage point so close that only a part of the subject is visible. On an actor - it might show only an eye or a portion of the face
Reframing
Extreme close-up
Storyboard
Restricted narration
32. 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
Figure placement and movement
Parellel
High-key lighting
Method acting
33. 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
Continuity editing
Superimposition
Cut
Vertical integration
34. 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
Soft light
Point-of-view shot
Green screen
Fabula
35. A process of blending the three elements of the sound track (dialogue - music - and effects) in post-production
Close-up
Forced development
Mixing
High-angle shot
36. Processes such as Cinemascope and Cinerama - developed during the 1950s to enhance film's size advantage over the smaller television image
Widescreen
Dailies
ADR
Available light
37. A type of documentary film whose purpose is to present the way of life of a culture or subculture
Minor studios
Ethnographic film
Panchromatic
Avant-garde film
38. A change of focus from one plane of depth to another. As the in-focus subject goes out of focus - another object - which has been blurry - comes into focus in either the background or the foreground
Rack focus
Exposure latitude
Glass shot
Hue
39. The person in charge of planning the style and look of the film with the production designer and director of photography - working with actors during principal photography - and collaborating with the editor on the final version
Director
Available light
Wide-angle lens
Promotion
40. 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
High concept film
Video assist
Newsreel
Masking
41. A direct vocal address to the audience - Which may emanate from a character or from a narrative voice apparently unrelated to the diegesis
Forced development
Trombone shot
Roadshowing
Voice-over
42. A change of focus from one plane of depth to another. As the in-focus subject goes out of focus - another object - which has been blurry - comes into focus in either the background or the foreground
Color timing
Color filter
Rack focus
Reframing
43. A technique used to join live action with a pre-recorded background image. A projector is placed behind a screen and projects an image onto it. Actors stand in front of the screen and the camera records them in front of the projected background
Rear projection
Eyeline match
Available light
Lens
44. Squeezes the image at a ratio of 2:1 horizontally onto a standard film frame. On the projector - it unsqueezes the image - creating a widescreen aspect ratio during presentation
Anamorphic lens
Diffusion filters
Optical printer
Kuleshov effect
45. A videotape system that records images onto magnetic tape - using electronic signals
Reverse shot
Widescreen
Analog Video
Wireframe
46. Squeezes the image at a ratio of 2:1 horizontally onto a standard film frame. On the projector - it unsqueezes the image - creating a widescreen aspect ratio during presentation
Speed
Blue screen
Descriptive claim
Anamorphic lens
47. Then Hollywood writers and directors cited for Contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate with the House Committee on Un-American Activities' attempts to root out Communists in the film industry
Parellel editing
Matte painting
B-roll
Hollywood Ten
48. 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
Scratching
Horizontal integration
Continuity editing
Extreme long-shot
49. Materials intentionally released by studios to attract public attention to films and their stars. Promotion differs from publicity - which is information that is not (or does not appear to be) intentionally disseminated by studios
Underexposure
Promotion
Compositing
Grain
50. A technique of cutting back and forth between action occurring in two different locations - which often creates the illusion that they are happening simultaneously. Also called 'cross cutting.'
Three-act structure
Reframing
Parellel editing
Phi phenomenon