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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. Literary narration from a viewpoint beyond that of any one individual character






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






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






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






5. A device that projects photographs or footage onto glass so that images can be traced by hand to create animated images






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






7. A genre film that radically modifies accepted genre conventions for dramatic effect






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






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






10. A property of older television monitors - where each frame was scanned as two fields: One consisting of all the odd numbered lines - the other all the even lines. If slowed down - the television image would appear to sweep down the screen one line at






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






12. A machine used to create optical effects such as fades - dissolves - and superimpositions. Most are now created digitally






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






14. A machine used to create optical effects such as fades - dissolves - and superimpositions. Most are now created digitally






15. Light emitted from a relatively small source positioned close to the subject. It tends to be unflattering because it creates deep shadows and emphasizes surface imperfections






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






17. Louis Althusser's term for the way in which a society creates its subjects/citizens through ideological (as opposed to repressive) state apparatuses - which include education - media - religion - and the family






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






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






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






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






22. The individual arrangement of lighting and camera placement used for each shot






23. A pan executed so quickly that it produces a blurred image - indicated rapid activity or - sometimes - the passage of time






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






25. 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






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






27. The camera does not move across an imagined line drawn between two characters






28. 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






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






30. 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






31. A series of related scene joined through elliptical editing that indicates the passage of time






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






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






34. 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






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






36. 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






37. (Automatic dialogue replacement) recording synchronized dialogue in post-production - cutting several identical lengths of developed film and having actors record the dialogue repeatedly






38. Lighting design that provides an even illumination of the subject - with many facial details washed out. High-key lighting tends to create a hopeful mood - in contrast to low-key lighting






39. Smaller corporations that did not own distribution and/or exhibition companies in the studio era - including Universal - Columbia - and United Artists






40. A term that refers to the organization of an industry wherein one type of corporation also owns corporations in allied industries - for example - film production and video games






41. A lens with a variable focal length that allows changes of focal length while keeping the subject in focus






42. 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






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






44. A film that fuses the conventions of two or more genres






45. A painting used on the set as a portion of the background






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






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






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






49. 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






50. A scene transition in which the first frame of the incoming scene appears to push the last frame of the previous scene off the screen horizontally







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