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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. Also called 'stop motion photography.' A technique of photographing a scene one frame at a time and moving the model between each shot






2. The chronological accounting of all events presented and suggested






3. Natural light; The process of suing sunlight rather than artificial studio lights when filming






4. Assists the editor with various tasks - including taking footage to the lab - checking the condition of the negative - cataloguing footage - and supervising optical effects - often produced by an outside company






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






6. Natural light; The process of suing sunlight rather than artificial studio lights when filming






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






8. 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






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






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






11. A mental phenomenon by which viewers derive more meaning from the interaction of two sequential shots than from a single shot in isolation






12. 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






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






14. The first step in the process of creating CGI. The wireframe is a three-dimensional computer model of an object - which is then rendered (producing the finished image) and animated (using simulated camera movement frame by frame)






15. 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






16. 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






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






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






19. 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






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






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






22. 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






23. Then Hollywood writers and directors cited for Contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate with the House Committee on Un-American Activities' attempts to root out Communists in the film industry






24. A small - variable opening on a camera lens that regulates the amount of light entering the camera and striking the surface of the film






25. 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






26. Film productions shot outside the U.S. for economic reasons






27. 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






28. A technique of manipulating focus to direct the viewer's attention






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






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






31. A shot taken by a camera that is held manually rather than supported by a tripod - crane or Steadicam. Generally - such shots are shaky - owing to the motion of the camera operator






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






33. 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






34. A technique in which the audience temporarily shares the visual perspective of a character or a group of characters. The camera points in the directions the character looks - simulating the character's field of vision






35. The imagined world of the story






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






37. Exposed and developed film stock from which the master positive is struck. If projected - the negative would produce a reverse of the image - with dark areas appearing white and vice versa or - if color film - areas of color appearing as their comple






38. A consistent style - theme - and subject matter developed over the course of a director's body of work






39. Drawing attention to the process of representation (including narrative and characterization) to break the theatrical illusion and elicit a distanced - intellectual response in the audience






40. A small - variable opening on a camera lens that regulates the amount of light entering the camera and striking the surface of the film






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






42. The reverse of Iris in: an iris expands outward until the next shot takes up the entire screen






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






44. A technique of 'pushing' the film (overdeveloping it) to correct problems of underexposure (resulting from insufficient light during shooting) by increasing image contrast






45. A film's main characters - one whose conflicts and motives drive the story forward






46. Any noticeable but unintended discrepancy from one shot to the next in costume - props - hairstyle - posture - etc.






47. The arrangement of actors on screen as a compositional element that suggests themes - character development - emotional content - and visual motifs






48. Thin - flexible material comprised of base and emulsion layers - onto which light rays are focused and which is processed in chemicals to produce film images






49. Invisible editing; a system devised to minimize the audience's awareness of shot transitions - especially cuts - in order to improve the flow of the story and avoid interrupting the viewer's immersion it in






50. The central cause(s) behind a character's actions