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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. A single take that contains an entire scene






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






3. An optical effect whereby the eye continues to register a visual stimulus in the brain for a brief period after that stimulus has been removed






4. A story; a chain of events linked by cause-and-effect logic






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






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






7. A filter that simply reduces the amount of light entering the lens - without affecting the color characteristics






8. An abrupt - inexplicable shift in time and place of an action not signaled by an appropriate shot transition






9. A computer-generated actor that some speculate will replace flesh and blood actors in the not so distant future






10. 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






11. 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






12. A model of industrial organization in the film industry from about 1915 to 1946 - characterized by the development of major and minor studios that produced - distributed - and exhibited films - and held film actors - directors - art directors - and o






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






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






15. 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






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. 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






18. An action film cycle of the late 1960s and early 1970s that featured bold - rebellious African American characters






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






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






21. 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






22. The visual arrangement of objects - actors - and space within the frame






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






24. Light emitted from a relatively small source positioned close to the subject. It tends to be unflattering because it creates deep shadows and emphasizes surface imperfections






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






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






27. A computer-generated actor that some speculate will replace flesh and blood actors in the not so distant future






28. A class or type of film - such as the Western or the horror movie. They share narrative - visual - and/or sound conventions






29. 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






30. A musical film in which each song and dance number is narratively motivated by a plot that situates characters in performance contexts






31. A pan executed so quickly that it produces a blurred image - indicated rapid activity or - sometimes - the passage of time






32. A shot taken from a vantage point so close that only a part of the subject is visible. On an actor - it might show only an eye or a portion of the face






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






34. A film process that uses 35mm film stock but changes the orientation of the film so that the film moves through the camera horizontally instead of vertically. The larger image is of higher quality than standard 35mm processes






35. Filters that increase color saturation and contrast in outdoor shots






36. 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






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






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






39. A picture element - a measure of image density. There are approximately 18 million pixels in a frame of 35mm film and 300000-400000 in a video image






40. A style of stage acting developed from the teachings of Constantin Stanislavsky - which trains actors to get into character through the use of emotional memory






41. 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






42. 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






43. A device that projects photographs or footage onto glass so that images can be traced by hand to create animated images






44. 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)






45. Author; A term popularized by French film critics and refers to film directors with their own distinctive style






46. A shot that contains two characters within the frame






47. The distance in millimeters from the optical center of a lens to the lane where the sharpest image is formed while focusing on a distant object






48. The conclusion of the film wraps up - all loose ends in a form of resolution - though not necessarily with a happy ending.






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






50. A statement that asserts a judgment that a given film or group of films is good or bad - based on specific criteria - Which may or may not be stated







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