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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. A musical film in which each song and dance number is narratively motivated by a plot that situates characters in performance contexts






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






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






5. 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






6. Optical illusions created during production - including the use of matte paintings - glass shots - models - and prosthesis






7. A short segment of film used to promote an upcoming release






8. 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






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. A chemical embedded in the emulsion layer of film stock that - when developed after exposure - releases a particular color dye (red - green - or blue)






11. 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






12. A production term denoting a single uninterrupted series of frames exposed by a motion picture or video camera between the time it is turned on and the time it is turned off. Filmmakers shoot several takes of any scene and the film editor selects the






13. The first print made from a film negative






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






15. 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






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






17. 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)






18. A scene filmed and processed but not selected to appear in the final version of the film






19. 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






20. 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






21. 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






22. A type of matte shot - created by positioning a pane of optically flawless glass with a painting on it between the camera and the scene to be photographed. This combines the painting on the glass with the set or location - seen through the glass - be






23. 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






24. 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






25. Processes such as Cinemascope and Cinerama - developed during the 1950s to enhance film's size advantage over the smaller television image






26. 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






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






28. A type of documentary film whose purpose is to present the way of life of a culture or subculture






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






30. A lens with a focal length greater than 50 mm (usually between 80mm and 20mm) - which provides a larger image of the subject than a normal or wide-angle lens but which narrows the angle of vision and flattens the depth of the image relative to normal






31. 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






32. 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






33. A device attached to the film camera that records videotape of what has been filmed - allowing the director immediate access to video footage






34. A filter that creates points of light that streak outward from a light source






35. The length in minutes for a film to play in its entirety (for example - 120 minutes). Also referred to as 'screen time.'






36. A digital technique developed by Industrial Light and Magic - which builds movement sequences from single frames of film






37. A scene transition wherein sound from one scene bleeds over into the ext scene - often resulting in a contrast between sound image






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






39. A film style that - in contrast to the classical and formalist styles - focuses characters - place - and the spontaneity and digressiveness of life - rather than on highly structured stories or aesthetic abstraction






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






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






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






43. A chemical embedded in the emulsion layer of film stock that - when developed after exposure - releases a particular color dye (red - green - or blue)






44. 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






45. An actor whose career rests on playing minor or secondary quirky characters rather than leading roles






46. A non-standard narrative organization that assumes 'day in the life' quality rather than the highly structured three-act or four part narrative - and that features loose or indirect cause-effect relationships






47. A shot transition that involves the gradual disappearance of the image at the same time that a new image gradually comes into view






48. The practice of shooting during the day but using filters and underexposure to create the illusion of nighttime






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






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







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