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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. Literary narration from a viewpoint beyond that of any one individual character






2. Experimental film; Underground cinema;






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






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






5. 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






6. A film style that - in contrast to the classical and formalist styles - focuses characters - place - and the spontaneity and digressiveness of life - rather than on highly structured stories or aesthetic abstraction






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






8. An alternative to classical and realist styles - formalism is a self-consciously interventionist approach that explores ideas - abstraction - and aesthetics rather than focusing on storytelling (as in classical films) or everyday life (as in realist






9. A technique of underdeveloping exposed film stock (leaving it in a chemical batch a shorter amount of time than usual) in order to achieve the visual effect of reducing contrast






10. A lens with a shorter focal length than a normal or telephoto lens (usually between 15-35mm). The subject appears smaller as a result - but the angle of vision is wider and an illusion is created of greater depth in the frame






11. A continuity editing technique that preserves spatial continuity by using a character's line of vision as motivation for a cut






12. The individual arrangement of lighting and camera placement used for each shot






13. 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






14. A technique of leaving empty space around the subject in the frame - in order to covey openness and continuity of visible space and to imply offscreen space






15. The space between the camera and subject it is filming.






16. 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






17. 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






18. 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






19. Leaving the silver grains in the emulsion rather than bleaching them out - which produces desaturated color






20. 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






21. 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






22. 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






23. A group of films within a given genre that share their own specific set of conventions that differentiate them from other films in the genre. For example - the slasher film is a subgenre of the horror genre






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






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






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






27. A specialist who monitors the processing of color on the se and in the film lab






28. A film composed entirely of footage from other films.






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






30. An optical technique that divides the screen into two or more frames






31. A single take that contains an entire scene






32. 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






33. A lens with a shorter focal length than a normal or telephoto lens (usually between 15-35mm). The subject appears smaller as a result - but the angle of vision is wider and an illusion is created of greater depth in the frame






34. Author; A term popularized by French film critics and refers to film directors with their own distinctive style






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






36. Dialogue that restates What is already obvious from images or action






37. A term for film stock used in early cinema that was insensitive to red hues






38. The technique of telling the story from an all-knowing character. Films that use restricted narration limit the audience's perception to what one particular character knows - but may insert moments of omniscience






39. The narrative path of the main or supporting characters - also called a plotline. Complex films may have several lines of action






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






41. An early color process - involving bathing lengths of processed film in dye one scene at a time






42. 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






43. A statement that asserts a judgment that a given film or group of films is good or bad - based on specific criteria - Which may or may not be stated






44. A shot in a sequence that is taken from the reverse angle of the shot previous to it






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






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






47. 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






48. The details of a character's past that emerge as the film unfolds - and which often play a role in character motivation






49. A crew member who works in post-production in a specially equipped studio to create the sounds of the story world - such as the shuffling of shoes on various surfaces for footsteps






50. 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







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