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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. A term for film stock used in early cinema that was insensitive to red hues






2. A shot that focuses audience attention on precise details that may or may not be the focus of characters






3. The width of the film stock - measured across the frame. Typical sizes are 8mm - 16mm - 35mm - and 70mm






4. Images that originate from computer graphics technology - rather than photography






5. 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






6. A continuity editing technique that preserves spatial continuity by using a character's line of vision as motivation for a cut






7. 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






8. Suspended particles of silver in the film's emulsion - Which may become visible in the final image as dots






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






10. A process of blending the three elements of the sound track (dialogue - music - and effects) in post-production






11. 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






12. 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.






13. Assists the gaffer in managing lighting crews






14. A technique of overdeveloping exposed film stock (leaving it in the chemical bath longer than indicated) in order to increase density and contrast in the image






15. The chronological accounting of all events presented and suggested






16. 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






17. A brief chronological description of the basic events and characters in a film. It does not include interpretive or evaluative claims






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






19. A flexible celluloid strip that - along with the emulsion layer - comprises 35mm film stock






20. A shot taken fro a position directly above the action - also called a 'birds' eye shot'






21. An animation technique that uses a computer program to interpolate frames to produce the effect of an object or creature changing gradually into something different. The program calculates the way the image must change in order for the first image to






22. A shot that contains two characters within the frame






23. A shot taken from a camera position above the subject - looking down at it






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






25. 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






26. A small - variable opening on a camera lens that regulates the amount of light entering the camera and striking the surface of the film






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






28. 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






29. A visual effect created when the subject in the frame is restricted by the objects or the physical properties of the set






30. Literary narration from a viewpoint beyond that of any one individual character






31. Devices that attach to actors' faces and/or bodies to change their appearance






32. A film style that emerged in the 1910s in Germany. It was heavily indebted to the Expressionist art movement of the time and influenced subsequent horror films and film noir






33. The period of time before principal photography during which actors are signed - sets and costumes designed - and locations scouted






34. Images that originate from computer graphics technology - rather than photography






35. 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






36. A process of transferring film to video tapes or DVDs so that the original aspect ratio of the film is preserved






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






38. The first shot in a standard shot sequence. Its purpose is to provide a clear representation of the location of the action






39. Color. The strength of a hue is measured by its saturation or desaturation






40. The distance that appears in focus in front of and behind the subject. It is determined by the aperture - distance and focal length of lens






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






42. The falling or unraveling action after the climax of a narrative that leads to resolution






43. Natural light; The process of suing sunlight rather than artificial studio lights when filming






44. An uncredited actor - usually hired for crowd scenes






45. 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






46. The arrangement of images to depict a unified storyline






47. 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)






48. 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






49. A technique of shifting the camera angle - height - or distance to take into account the motion of actors or objects within the frame






50. Sound recorded on a set - on location - or - for documentary film - at an actual real-world event - as opposed to dubbed in post-production through ADR or looping







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