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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. A scene filmed and processed but not selected to appear in the final version of the film






2. A technique of exposing film frames - then rewinding the film and exposing it again - which results in an image that combines two shots in a single frame






3. A shot that focuses audience attention on precise details that may or may not be the focus of characters






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






5. A non-standard narrative organization that assumes 'day in the life' quality rather than the highly structured three-act or four part narrative - and that features loose or indirect cause-effect relationships






6. 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






7. A single take that contains an entire scene






8. A chemical embedded in the emulsion layer of film stock that - when developed after exposure - releases a particular color dye (red - green - or blue)






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






10. 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






11. Live action is filmed in front of a blue screen and a matte. It's then joined with the background footage






12. A picture element - a measure of image density. There are approximately 18 million pixels in a frame of 35mm film and 300000-400000 in a video image






13. A camera shot taken at a large distance from the subject. Using the human body as the subject - a long shot captures the entire human form






14. A crew member who reports to the Director of Photography (DP) and is in charge of tasks involving lighting and electrical needs






15. Creating images during post-production by joining together photographic or CGI material shot or created at different times and places






16. 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






17. A shot that depicts a human body from the feet up






18. 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






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






20. 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






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






22. 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






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






24. A shot taken from a camera position above the subject - looking down at it






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






26. Individuals who were prevented from working in the film industry because of their suspected involvement with Communist interests






27. The camera does not move across an imagined line drawn between two characters






28. Cinema verite; a documentary style in which the filmmaker attempts to remain as unobtrusive as possible - recording without obvious editorial comment






29. 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






30. 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






31. A technique of shifting the camera angle - height - or distance to take into account the motion of actors or objects within the frame






32. 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






33. The practice or repeatedly casting actors in similar roles across different films






34. 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






35. 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






36. The arrangement of images to depict a unified storyline






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






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






39. A person responsible for putting a film together from a mass of developed footage - making decisions regarding pace - shot transitions - and which scenes and shots will be used






40. Sound design that blends the speech of several characters talking simultaneously - used to create spontaneity - although it may also confuse the audience






41. 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






42. The non-chronological insertion of events from the past into the present day of the story world






43. 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






44. 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.'






45. A shot that interrupts a scene's master shot and may include character reactions






46. A series of related scene joined through elliptical editing that indicates the passage of time






47. 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






48. Experimental film; Underground cinema;






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






50. 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