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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. Secondary footage that is interspersed with master shots - sometimes in the form of footage shot for another production or archival footage






2. A technique of shooting a scene at a very high speed (96 frames per second) - then adding and subtracting frames in post-production - 'fanning out' the action through the overlapping images






3. A crew member whose job is to maintain consistency in visual details from one shot to the next






4. A camera device that opens and closes to regulate the length of time the film is exposed to light






5. 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






6. A production term referring to coordinating actors' movements with lines of dialogue






7. The term for a film's spoken dialogue - as opposed to the underlying meaning contained in the subtext






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






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






10. A term applied to film stock that is relatively insensitive to light. This stock will not yield acceptable images unless the amount of light can be carefully controlled






11. 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






12. An uncredited actor - usually hired for crowd scenes






13. 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






14. 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






15. A style of Japanese animation - distinguished primarily by the fact that it is not all geared for young audiences






16. 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






17. Public identity created by marketing a film actor's performances - press coverage - and 'personal' information to fans as the star's personality






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






19. Dutch angle; a shot resulting from a static camera that is tilted to the right or left - so that the subject in the frame appears at a diagonal






20. 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






21. A shot that includes a human figure from the shoulders up






22. 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






23. The artful use of light and dark areas in the composition in black and white filmmaking






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






25. 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






26. 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






27. 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






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






29. A system for recording images on magnetic tape using a digital signal - that is - an electronic signal comprised of 0s and 1s






30. A shot combining two kinds of movement: the camera tracks in toward the subject wile the lens zooms out






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






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






33. A system of constructing and arranging buildings and objects on the set so that they diminish in size dramatically from foreground to background - which creates the illusion of depth






34. A film that fuses the conventions of two or more genres






35. Reels of film that are shipped to movie theaters for exhibition. Digital cinema - which can be distributed via satellite - broadband - or on media such as DVDs - may soon replace film prints because the latter are expensive to create - copy - and dis






36. A neutral account of the basic plot and style of a film - a part of a film - or a group of films






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






38. A cinematography technique that produces an image with many planes of depth in focus. It can be accomplished by using a small aperture - a large distance between camera and subject - and/or a lens of short focal length






39. A single take that contains an entire scene






40. Prefogging; a cinematographic technique that exposes raw film stock to light before - during - or after shooting - resulting in an image with reduced contrast. This effect can also be created using digital post-production techniques






41. 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






42. 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






43. A machine used to create optical effects such as fades - dissolves - and superimpositions. Most are now created digitally






44. Assists the gaffer in managing lighting crews






45. Muted - washed out color that contains more white than a saturated color






46. 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






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






48. Light emitted from a larger source that is scattered over a bigger area or reflected off a surface before it strikes the subject. Soft light minimizes facial details - including wrinkles






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






50. A direct vocal address to the audience - Which may emanate from a character or from a narrative voice apparently unrelated to the diegesis