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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. A type of film stock that is sensitive to (in other words - registers) all tones in the color spectrum






2. Also called 'full screen -' the technique of re-shooting a widescreen film in order to convert it to the original television aspect ration of 1.33 to 1. Rather than reproduce the original aspect ratio - as a letterboxed version does - a panned and sc






3. The use of editing techniques - such as a fade or dissolve - to indicate the end of one scene and the beginning of another






4. Also called 'rushes.' Footage exposed and developed quickly so that the director can assess the day's work






5. A type of short film that blends elements of documentary and avant-garde film to document and often to celebrate the wonder of the modern city






6. A narrative moment that signals an important shift of some kind in character or situation






7. A sound editing technique that links several scenes through parallel and overlapping sounds. Each sound is associated with one scene - unlike a sound bridge - where a sound from one scene bleeds into that of another






8. A widescreen process that uses three cameras - three projectors - and a wide - curved screen






9. 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






10. 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






11. 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






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






13. Suspended particles of silver in the film's emulsion - Which may become visible in the final image as dots






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






15. 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






16. Secondary footage that is interspersed with master shots - sometimes in the form of footage shot for another production or archival footage






17. Light striking the emulsion layer of the film - activating light-sensitive grains






18. Everything audiences hear when they watch a sound film. The soundtrack is the composite of all three elements of film sound: dialogue - music - and sound effects






19. A series of individual drawings that provides a blueprint for the shooting of a scene






20. The camera should move at least 30 degrees any time there is a cut within a scene






21. A rule in continuity editing - which dictates that if a cut occurs while a character is in the midst of an action - the subsequent shot must begin so that audiences see the completion of that action






22. A visual effect created when the subject in the frame is restricted by the objects or the physical properties of the set






23. A measure of a film stock's sensitivity to light. 'Fast' refers to sensitive film stock - while slow film is relatively insensitive






24. The arrangement of images to depict a unified storyline






25. 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






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






27. A glass element on a camera that focuses light rays so that the image of the object appears on the surface of the film






28. 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






29. 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.'






30. The imagined world of the story






31. A documentary or occasionally - a narrative film that presents only one side of an argument or one approach to a subject






32. A term describing a conclusion that does not answer all the questions raised regarding characters or storylines - nor tie up all loose ends






33. A transparent sheet on which animation artists draw images.






34. Early films that documented everyday events - such as workers leaving a factory






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






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






37. 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






38. A technique of depicting two layered images simultaneously. Images from one frame or several frames of film are added to pre-existing images - using an optical printer - to produce the same effect as a double exposure






39. A shot that appears during or near the end of a scene and reorients viewers to the setting






40. The width of the film stock - measured across the frame. Typical sizes are 8mm - 16mm - 35mm - and 70mm






41. A fiction film (often a comedy) that uses documentary conventions on fictional rather than real-world subject matter






42. An optical effect whereby the human eye fills in gaps between closely spaced objects - so that two light bulbs flashing on and off are understood as one light moving back and forth






43. The period of time before principal photography during which actors are signed - sets and costumes designed - and locations scouted






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






45. A visual effect created when the subject in the frame is restricted by the objects or the physical properties of the set






46. A contemporary modification of the standard three-act structure that identifies a critical turning point at the halfway mark of most narrative films






47. The film medium's technological apparatus is inherently ideological






48. 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






49. 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






50. The written blueprint for a film - composed of three elements: dialogue - sluglines (setting the place and time of each scene) - and description. Feature-length screenplays typically run 90-130 pages







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