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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. 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






2. A brief chronological description of the basic events and characters in a film. It does not include interpretive or evaluative claims






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






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






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






6. A screenplay written and submitted to a studio or production company without a prior contract or agreement






7. A system initially developed for marketing films by creating and promoting stars as objects of admiration. The promotion of stars has now become an end in itself






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






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






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






11. 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






12. The chronological accounting of all events presented and suggested






13. 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






14. A lens with a focal length greater than 50 mm (usually between 80mm and 20mm) - which provides a larger image of the subject than a normal or wide-angle lens but which narrows the angle of vision and flattens the depth of the image relative to normal






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






16. Wheeled platform with wheels that rotate - so the dolly can change direction






17. A system of constructing and arranging buildings and objects on the set so that they diminish in size dramatically from foreground to background - which creates the illusion of depth






18. Glass filters whose surface is etched with spots that refract light - so they create the appearance of water droplets in the air






19. 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






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






21. A technique used to join live action with pre-recorded background images. A projector is aimed at a half-silvered mirror that reflects the background - which the camera records as being located behind the actors






22. A post-studio era Hollywood film designed to appeal to the broadest possible audience by fusing a simple story line with major movie stars and mounting a lavish marketing campaign






23. A similarity established between two characters or situations that invites the audience to compare the two. It may involve visual - narrative - and/or sound elements






24. Projecting a series of frames of film with the same image - which appears to stop the action






25. 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






26. Filters that increase color saturation and contrast in outdoor shots






27. A process of blending the three elements of the sound track (dialogue - music - and effects) in post-production






28. Creating an image by combining several elements created separately using computer graphics rather than photographic means






29. 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






30. A relatively long - uninterrupted sot - generally of a minute or more






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. 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






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






34. The way an actor delivers a line of dialogue - including pauses - inflection - and emotion






35. 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






36. A platform on wheels - used for mobile camera shots






37. A painting used on the set as a portion of the background






38. 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






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






40. A shot taken fro a position directly above the action - also called a 'birds' eye shot'






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






42. 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






43. The length in minutes for a film to play in its entirety (for example - 120 minutes). Also referred to as 'screen time.'






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






45. A shot that includes a human figure from the shoulders up






46. The chip in a video camera that converts the incoming light to an electronic signal






47. 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






48. A description of film stock that is highly sensitive to light






49. Optical illusions created during post-production






50. Also called 'stop motion photography.' A technique of photographing a scene one frame at a time and moving the model between each shot