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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. 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






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






3. 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






4. An attribute of newer television monitors - where each frame is scanned by the electron beam as a single field. If slowed down - each frame would appear on the monitor in its entirety on the screen - rather than line by line - as is the case with int






5. A standard shot pattern that dictates that a shot of one character will be followed by a shot of another character - taken from the reverse angle of the first shot






6. A crew member whose job is to measure the distance between the subject and the camera lens - marking the ring on the camera lens - and ensuring the ring is turned precisely so that the image is in focus






7. 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






8. 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






9. An effect created when too little light strikes the film during shooting. As a result the image will contain dark areas that appear very dense and dark (including shadows) and the overall contrast will be less than with a properly exposed image






10. A shot taken from a camera position below the subject






11. 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






12. A large-budget film whose strategy is to swamp the competition through market saturation






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






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






15. Because film stock is sensitive to the color of light - directors work with film labs in post-production to monitor the color scheme of each scene in a film - making adjustments for consistency and aesthetic effect






16. 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






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






18. A scene filmed and processed but not selected to appear in the final version of the film






19. Processes such as Cinemascope and Cinerama - developed during the 1950s to enhance film's size advantage over the smaller television image






20. 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






21. A technician responsible for splicing and assembling the film negative to the editor's specifications






22. A statement that presents an argument about a film's meaning and significance






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






24. A videotape system that records images onto magnetic tape - using electronic signals






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






26. 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






27. 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






28. A character who in some way opposes the protagonist - leading to protracted conflict






29. A shot filmed from an airplane or helicopter






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






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






32. 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






33. 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






34. The period after principal photography during which editing and looping take place - and special visual effects are added to the film






35. 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






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






37. A business model adopted by the major studios during the Hollywood studio era - in which studios controlled all aspects of the film business - from production to distribution and exhibition






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






39. 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






40. The classical model of narrative form. The first act introduces characters and conflicts; the second act offers complication leading to a climax; the third act contains the danouement and resolution






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






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






43. Recording images at a slower speed than the speed of projection (24 frames per second). Before cameras were motorized - this was called undercranking. Fewer frames are exposed in one minute - so - when projected at 24 f.p.s. - that action takes less






44. The distance in millimeters from the optical center of a lens to the lane where the sharpest image is formed while focusing on a distant object






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






46. An abrupt shot transition that occurs when Shot A is instantaneously replaced by Shot B.






47. Non-diegetic; any element in the film that is not part of the imagined story world






48. 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






49. 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






50. 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







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