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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. An effect created when more light is required to produce an image strakes the film stock - so that the resulting image exhibits high contrast - glaring light - and washed out shadows. This effect ma or may not be intentional on the filmmaker's part






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






3. A technique of moving the camera - on a specially built track. Such shots often trace character movement laterally across the frame or in and out of the depth of the frame






4. Non-diegetic; any element in the film that is not part of the imagined story world






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






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






7. Also called 'rushes.' Footage exposed and developed quickly so that the director can assess the day's work






8. 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






9. Any lens with a focal length approximately equal to the diagonal of the frame. For 35mm filmmaking - a 35-50 mm lens does not distort the angle of vision or depth






10. 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






11. 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






12. The aspect ratio of 1.33:1 - standardized by the Academy of Motion Picture Art and Sciences until the development of widescreen formats in the 1950s






13. Optical illusions created during post-production






14. 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






15. 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






16. The shape of the image onscreen as determined by the width of the frame relative to its height






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






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






19. 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






20. 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






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






22. A story narrated by one of the characters within the story - using the 'I' voice






23. The imagined world of the story






24. 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






25. 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)






26. 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






27. 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






28. Recording images at a slower speed than the speed of projection (24 frames per second). Before cameras were motorized - this was called undercranking. Fewer frames are exposed in one minute - so - when projected at 24 f.p.s. - that action takes less






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






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






31. 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






32. The arrangement of images to depict a unified storyline






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






34. A shot depicting the human body from the waist up






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






36. A shot transition where shot A slowly disappears as the screen becomes black before shot B appears. A fade-in is the reverse of this process






37. A shot taken from a camera mounted on a crane that moves three-dimensionally in a space






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






39. A platform on wheels - used for mobile camera shots






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






41. A shot that depicts a human body from the feet up






42. Fish-eye lens; With a focal length of 15mm or less - this lens presents an extremely distorted image - where objects in the center of the frame appear to bulge toward the camera






43. Individuals who were prevented from working in the film industry because of their suspected involvement with Communist interests






44. The chronological accounting of all events presented and suggested






45. A story narrated by one of the characters within the story - using the 'I' voice






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






47. 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






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






49. The average length in seconds of a series of shots - covering a portion of a film or an entire film; a measure of pace within a scene or in the film as a whole.






50. The five vertically integrated corporations that exerted the greatest control over film production in the studio era: MGM - Warner Brothers - RKO - Twentieth Century Fox - and Paramount







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