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Film Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A technique of moving from the telephoto position to the wide-angle position of a zoom lens - which results in the subject appearing to become smaller within the frame - while remaining in focus
Extreme close-up
Medium long shot
Zoom out
Bleach bypass
2. 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
Saturation
Optical printer
Diegesis
Cut
3. The arrangement of actors on screen as a compositional element that suggests themes - character development - emotional content - and visual motifs
Slow motion
Evaluative claim
Figure placement and movement
Motivation
4. Wheeled platform with wheels that rotate - so the dolly can change direction
Crab dolly
Cameo
Glass shot
Long take
5. A series of individual drawings that provides a blueprint for the shooting of a scene
Narrative
Storyboard
Out-take
Director
6. A crew member responsible for logging the details of each take on the set so as to ensure continuity
Vertical integration
Loose framing
Toning
Script supervisor
7. A machine that converts film prints to videotape format
Telecine
Panchromatic
Classical style
Filter
8. A term for film stock used in early cinema that was insensitive to red hues
Interlaced scanning
Studio system
Orthochromatic
Screenplay
9. 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
Blaxploitation
Slow
Cut
Classical style
10. An actor whose career rests on playing minor or secondary quirky characters rather than leading roles
Narrative
Character actor
Extra
Outsourcing
11. Color. The strength of a hue is measured by its saturation or desaturation
Kuleshov effect
Negative cutter
Rear projection
Hue
12. A style associated with Hollywood filmmaking of the studio and post-studio era - in which efficient storytelling - rather than gritty realism or aesthetic innovation - is of paramount importance
Zoom lens
Line of action
Classical style
Restricted narration
13. A series of related scene joined through elliptical editing that indicates the passage of time
Low-key lighting
Non-diegetic
Montage sequence
Zoom in...
14. 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
Gauge
Roadshowing
Handheld shot
Loose framing
15. A type of filter that absorbs certain wavelength but leave others unaffected. On black and white film - color filters lighten or darken tones. On color film - they can produce a range of effects
Color filter
Ethnographic film
Tilt
Computer-generated imagery (CGI)
16. A type of documentary film whose purpose is to present the way of life of a culture or subculture
Crab dolly
Charge coupler device
Ethnographic film
Apparatus Theory
17. 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
Actualitas
Standard shot pattern
Polarizing filters
Syuzhet
18. A scene transition in which the first frame of the incoming scene appears to push the last frame of the previous scene off the screen horizontally
Second unit
High concept film
Trailer
Wipe
19. A filter that creates points of light that streak outward from a light source
Typecasting
Star filter
Extreme long-shot
Running time
20. 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
Rack focus
Vertical integration
Set-up
Tight framing
21. A marketing strategy of screening a blockbuster prior to general release only in premier theaters
Matte
Roadshowing
Compositing
Natural-key lighting
22. These filters bend the light coming into lens - softening and blurring the image
Set-up
Superimposition
Diffusion filters
Telephoto lens
23. A process of blending the three elements of the sound track (dialogue - music - and effects) in post-production
Apparatus Theory
Crane shot
Go-motion
Mixing
24. A film that fuses the conventions of two or more genres
Hybrid
Star persona
Parellel
Loose framing
25. A story narrated by one of the characters within the story - using the 'I' voice
Apparatus Theory
Extreme long-shot
Set-up
First-person narration
26. A neutral account of the basic plot and style of a film - a part of a film - or a group of films
Descriptive claim
Green screen
Desaturated
Rear projection
27. A narrative moment that signals an important shift of some kind in character or situation
Wipe
Long take
Backstage musical
Turning point
28. Projecting a series of frames of film with the same image - which appears to stop the action
Freeze frame
Overhead shot
Blaxploitation
Tinting
29. An alternative to classical and realist styles - formalism is a self-consciously interventionist approach that explores ideas - abstraction - and aesthetics rather than focusing on storytelling (as in classical films) or everyday life (as in realist
Hollywood Blacklist
Formalist style
Backstage musical
Long shot
30. Dense accumulation of detail conveyed in the opening moments of a film
Exposition
Brechtian distanciation
Intertextual reference
Genre conventions
31. A lens with a variable focal length that allows changes of focal length while keeping the subject in focus
Sound bridge
Eyeline match
Zoom lens
Panning and scanning
32. 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
German Expressionism
Gaffer
Continuity editing
Gauge
33. 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
Base
Post-production
Avant-garde film
Screenplay
34. Non-diegetic; any element in the film that is not part of the imagined story world
Point-of-view shot
Extradiegetic
Kuleshov effect
Omniscient narration
35. A technique of leaving empty space around the subject in the frame - in order to covey openness and continuity of visible space and to imply offscreen space
Narrative
Antagonist
Loose framing
Matte painting
36. A technique of leaving empty space around the subject in the frame - in order to covey openness and continuity of visible space and to imply offscreen space
Medium close-up
Go-motion
Minor studios
Loose framing
37. A musical in which some or all musical numbers are not motivated by the narrative; for example - characters sing and dance throughout the film but at least some performances are not staged for an onscreen audience. Examples include Oklahoma - The umb
Split screen
Fast
Dissolve
Integrated musical
38. A technician responsible for splicing and assembling the film negative to the editor's specifications
Negative cutter
Panchromatic
Glass shot
Backstage musical
39. 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
Anamorphic lens
Open-ended
Fast
Newsreel
40. 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
Recursive action
Tilt
Direct sound
German Expressionism
41. The annotated script - containing information about set-ups used during shooting
Canted angle
Shooting script
Swish pan
Vertical integration
42. A technique used to join live action with a pre-recorded background image. A projector is placed behind a screen and projects an image onto it. Actors stand in front of the screen and the camera records them in front of the projected background
Matte painting
Line reading
Rear projection
Descriptive claim
43. Dense accumulation of detail conveyed in the opening moments of a film
Non-diegetic
Color timing
Avant-garde film
Exposition
44. 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
Closure
Point-of-view shot
Forced perspective
Interlaced scanning
45. Public identity created by marketing a film actor's performances - press coverage - and 'personal' information to fans as the star's personality
Freeze frame
Kuleshov effect
Star persona
Double exposure
46. A short screen appearance by a celebrity - playing himself or herself
Telephoto lens
Syuzhet
Non-diegetic
Cameo
47. A technique of running the motion picture camera at a speed slower than projection speed (24 frames per second) - in order to produce at a fast motion sequence when projected at normal speed. The term derives from early film cameras - which were cran
Undercranking
Compilation film
Compilation film
Restricted narration
48. 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.'
Long take
Composition
Overexposure
Parellel editing
49. A property of older television monitors - where each frame was scanned as two fields: One consisting of all the odd numbered lines - the other all the even lines. If slowed down - the television image would appear to sweep down the screen one line at
Interlaced scanning
Shot/reverse shot
Underexposure
Panchromatic
50. The period after principal photography during which editing and looping take place - and special visual effects are added to the film
30-degree rule
Post-production
Avant-garde film
Second unit