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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. A shot taken fro a position directly above the action - also called a 'birds' eye shot'






2. A technician responsible for splicing and assembling the film negative to the editor's specifications






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






4. 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






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






6. 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






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






8. 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






9. Creating the appearance of movement by drawing a series of frames that are projected sequentially - rather than photographing a series of still images






10. A lens with a shorter focal length than a normal or telephoto lens (usually between 15-35mm). The subject appears smaller as a result - but the angle of vision is wider and an illusion is created of greater depth in the frame






11. 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






12. Also called 'stop motion photography.' A technique of photographing a scene one frame at a time and moving the model between each shot






13. The horizontal turning movement of an otherwise immobile camera across a scene from left to right or vice versa






14. A shot filmed from an airplane or helicopter






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






16. A musical accompaniment written specifically for a film






17. The narrative path of the main or supporting characters - also called a plotline. Complex films may have several lines of action






18. These filters bend the light coming into lens - softening and blurring the image






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






20. The visual arrangement of objects - actors - and space within the frame






21. A glass element on a camera that focuses light rays so that the image of the object appears on the surface of the film






22. The details of a character's past that emerge as the film unfolds - and which often play a role in character motivation






23. 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






24. Optical illusions created during post-production






25. 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






26. 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






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






28. The technique of telling the story from an all-knowing character. Films that use restricted narration limit the audience's perception to what one particular character knows - but may insert moments of omniscience






29. The selection and ordering of narrative events presented in a film






30. A shot transition that emphasizes the visual similarities between two consecutive shots






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






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






33. An abrupt shot transition that occurs when Shot A is instantaneously replaced by Shot B.






34. A musical in which some or all musical numbers are not motivated by the narrative; for example - characters sing and dance throughout the film but at least some performances are not staged for an onscreen audience. Examples include Oklahoma - The umb






35. A camera shot taken at a large distance from the subject. Using the human body as the subject - a long shot captures the entire human form






36. A person responsible for putting a film together from a mass of developed footage - making decisions regarding pace - shot transitions - and which scenes and shots will be used






37. Author; A term popularized by French film critics and refers to film directors with their own distinctive style






38. A shot taken from a camera position below the subject






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






40. 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)






41. A short documentary on current events - show in movie theaters along with cartoons and feature films beginning in the 1930s






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






43. 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






44. A lens with a shorter focal length than a normal or telephoto lens (usually between 15-35mm). The subject appears smaller as a result - but the angle of vision is wider and an illusion is created of greater depth in the frame






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






46. 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






47. 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






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






49. Also called 'stop motion photography.' A technique of photographing a scene one frame at a time and moving the model between each shot






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