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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. A camera device that opens and closes to regulate the length of time the film is exposed to light






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






3. The measure of intensity or purity of a color. Saturated color is purer than desaturated color - which has more white in it and thus offers a washed-out - less intense version of a color






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






5. The non-chronological insertion of scenes of events yet to happen into the present day of the story world






6. A format that uses a larger film stock than standard 35mm. IMAX - Omnimax - and Showscan are shot on 70mm film






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






8. A complete narrative unit within a film - with its own beginning - middle - and end. Often scenes are unified - and distinguished from one another - by time and setting






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






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






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






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






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






14. The measurement of how forgiving a film stock is. It determines whether an acceptable image will be produced when the film stock is exposed to too little or too much light






15. These filters bend the light coming into lens - softening and blurring the image






16. An unstated meaning that underlies and is implied by spoken dialogue






17. Glass filters whose surface is etched with spots that refract light - so they create the appearance of water droplets in the air






18. A shot taken when the camera is so close to a subject that it fills the frame. It is most commonly used for a shot that isolates and encompasses a single actor's face - to emphasize the expression of emotion






19. The practice of shooting during the day but using filters and underexposure to create the illusion of nighttime






20. 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






21. A black masking device used to black out a portion of the frame - usually for the insertion of other images






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






23. A device worn by a camera operator that holds the motion picture camera - allowing it glide smoothly through spaces unreachable by camera mounted on a crane or other apparatus






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






25. 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






26. A lens with a variable focal length that allows changes of focal length while keeping the subject in focus






27. A technique of filming at a speed faster than projection - the projecting the footage at normal speed of 24 frames per second. Because fewer frames were recorded per second - the action appears to be speeded up






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






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






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






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






32. A form of shot transition - generally concluding a scene - where a circular mask constricts around the image until the entire frame is black






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






34. The first print made from a film negative






35. 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






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






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






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






39. 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






40. A musical accompaniment written specifically for a film






41. A system for combining two separately filmed images in the same frame that involves create a matte (a black mask that covers a portion of the image) for a live action sequence and using it to block out a portion of the frame when filming the backgrou






42. A type of film stock that is sensitive to (in other words - registers) all tones in the color spectrum






43. A shot transition that emphasizes the visual similarities between two consecutive shots






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






45. Standard shot pattern: A sequence of shots designed to maintain spatial continuity. Scene begin with an establishing shot - then move to a series of individual shots depicting characters and action - before reestablishing shots re-orient viewers to t






46. 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






47. Dense accumulation of detail conveyed in the opening moments of a film






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






49. A shot filmed from an airplane or helicopter






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