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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. 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






2. 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






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






4. A technique of filming at a speed faster than projection - the projecting the footage at normal speed of 24 frames per second. Because fewer frames were recorded per second - the action appears to be speeded up






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






6. Experimental film; Underground cinema;






7. A shot filmed from an airplane or helicopter






8. A technique used to join live action with pre-recorded background images. A projector is aimed at a half-silvered mirror that reflects the background - which the camera records as being located behind the actors






9. 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






10. The film medium's technological apparatus is inherently ideological






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






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






13. A screenplay written and submitted to a studio or production company without a prior contract or agreement






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






15. A large-budget film whose strategy is to swamp the competition through market saturation






16. An unstated meaning that underlies and is implied by spoken dialogue






17. A technique of shooting a scene at a very high speed (96 frames per second) - then adding and subtracting frames in post-production - 'fanning out' the action through the overlapping images






18. The imagined world of the story






19. A long shot in which the film frame resembles the proscenium arch of the stage - distancing the audience






20. An effect created when too little light strikes the film during shooting. As a result the image will contain dark areas that appear very dense and dark (including shadows) and the overall contrast will be less than with a properly exposed image






21. Also called 'd-cinema.' Not to be confused with digital cinematography (shooting movies on digital video) - this term refers to using digital technologies for exhibition






22. Dialogue that restates What is already obvious from images or action






23. A large-budget film whose strategy is to swamp the competition through market saturation






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






25. A crew member whose job is to maintain consistency in visual details from one shot to the next






26. A narrative moment that signals an important shift of some kind in character or situation






27. An uncredited actor - usually hired for crowd scenes






28. Live action is filmed in front of a blue screen and a matte. It's then joined with the background footage






29. 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






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






31. A mental phenomenon by which viewers derive more meaning from the interaction of two sequential shots than from a single shot in isolation






32. Creating images during post-production by joining together photographic or CGI material shot or created at different times and places






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






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






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






36. The practice of Hollywood studios contracting out post-production work to individuals or firms outside the U.S.






37. Assists the gaffer in managing lighting crews






38. A shot that includes a human figure from the shoulders up






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






40. A similarity established between two characters or situations that invites the audience to compare the two. It may involve visual - narrative - and/or sound elements






41. 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






42. A technique of recording very few images over a long period of time - say - one frame per minute or per day






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






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






45. A term for film stock used in early cinema that was insensitive to red hues






46. A camera device that opens and closes to regulate the length of time the film is exposed to light






47. An early color process - involving bathing lengths of processed film in dye one scene at a time






48. Light striking the emulsion layer of the film - activating light-sensitive grains






49. A rule in continuity editing - which dictates that if a cut occurs while a character is in the midst of an action - the subsequent shot must begin so that audiences see the completion of that action






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