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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. An early color process that replaced silver halide grains with colored salts






2. Secondary footage that is interspersed with master shots - sometimes in the form of footage shot for another production or archival footage






3. A consistent style - theme - and subject matter developed over the course of a director's body of work






4. A shot filmed from an airplane or helicopter






5. The classical model of narrative form. The first act introduces characters and conflicts; the second act offers complication leading to a climax; the third act contains the danouement and resolution






6. The reverse of Iris in: an iris expands outward until the next shot takes up the entire screen






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






8. Creating an image by combining several elements created separately using computer graphics rather than photographic means






9. 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)






10. The artful use of light and dark areas in the composition in black and white filmmaking






11. Any narrative - visual - or sound element that is repeated and thereby acquires and reflects its significance to the story - characters - or themes of the film.






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






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






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






15. A documentary or occasionally - a narrative film that presents only one side of an argument or one approach to a subject






16. Experimental film; Underground cinema;






17. The practice or repeatedly casting actors in similar roles across different films






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






19. 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






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






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






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






23. Early films that documented everyday events - such as workers leaving a factory






24. The camera should move at least 30 degrees any time there is a cut within a scene






25. 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






26. 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.






27. 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






28. 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






29. 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






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






31. A system for combining two separately filmed images in the same frame that involves create a matte (a black mask that covers a portion of the image) for a live action sequence and using it to block out a portion of the frame when filming the backgrou






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






33. The imagined world of the story






34. 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






35. The period after principal photography during which editing and looping take place - and special visual effects are added to the film






36. A statement that presents an argument about a film's meaning and significance






37. 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






38. The reverse of Iris in: an iris expands outward until the next shot takes up the entire screen






39. An alternative to continuity editing - this style of editing was developed in silent Soviet cinema - based on the theory that editing should exploit the difference between shots to generate intellectual and emotional responses in the audience






40. A marketing strategy of screening a blockbuster prior to general release only in premier theaters






41. 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






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






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






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






45. A compositing method that allows cinematographers to combine live action and settings that are filmed or created separately. Actors are filmed against a green or blue background. During post-production - this background is filled in with an image thr






46. An attribute of newer television monitors - where each frame is scanned by the electron beam as a single field. If slowed down - each frame would appear on the monitor in its entirety on the screen - rather than line by line - as is the case with int






47. A compositing method that allows cinematographers to combine live action and settings that are filmed or created separately. Actors are filmed against a green or blue background. During post-production - this background is filled in with an image thr






48. The person in charge of planning the style and look of the film with the production designer and director of photography - working with actors during principal photography - and collaborating with the editor on the final version






49. A crew member who reports to the Director of Photography (DP) and is in charge of tasks involving lighting and electrical needs






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