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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. Standard shot pattern: A sequence of shots designed to maintain spatial continuity. Scene begin with an establishing shot - then move to a series of individual shots depicting characters and action - before reestablishing shots re-orient viewers to t






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






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






4. An early color process that replaced silver halide grains with colored salts






5. 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






6. 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






7. 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






8. 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






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






10. The non-chronological insertion of events from the past into the present day of the story world






11. 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






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






13. 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






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






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






16. The arrangement of actors on screen as a compositional element that suggests themes - character development - emotional content - and visual motifs






17. Suspended particles of silver in the film's emulsion - Which may become visible in the final image as dots






18. A shot that depicts a human body from the feet up






19. Images that originate from computer graphics technology - rather than photography






20. A process of blending the three elements of the sound track (dialogue - music - and effects) in post-production






21. A post-studio era Hollywood film designed to appeal to the broadest possible audience by fusing a simple story line with major movie stars and mounting a lavish marketing campaign






22. 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






23. A term used for any narrative sound - or visual element not contained in the story world. Also called 'extradiegetic'






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






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






26. Optical illusions created during post-production






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






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






29. A transparent sheet on which animation artists draw images.






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






31. A narrative approach that limits the audience's view of events to that of the main character(s) in the film. Occasional moments of omniscient narration may give viewers more information than the character shave at specific points in the narrative






32. 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






33. Wheeled platform with wheels that rotate - so the dolly can change direction






34. A production crew responsible not for shooting the primary footage but - instead - for remote location shooting and B-roll. See also B-roll






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






36. The non-chronological insertion of scenes of events yet to happen into the present day of the story world






37. An alternative to classical and realist styles - formalism is a self-consciously interventionist approach that explores ideas - abstraction - and aesthetics rather than focusing on storytelling (as in classical films) or everyday life (as in realist






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






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






40. A machine that converts film prints to videotape format






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






42. 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






43. A technique of underdeveloping exposed film stock (leaving it in a chemical batch a shorter amount of time than usual) in order to achieve the visual effect of reducing contrast






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






45. Reels of film that are shipped to movie theaters for exhibition. Digital cinema - which can be distributed via satellite - broadband - or on media such as DVDs - may soon replace film prints because the latter are expensive to create - copy - and dis






46. 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






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






48. A crew member who works in post-production in a specially equipped studio to create the sounds of the story world - such as the shuffling of shoes on various surfaces for footsteps






49. 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






50. 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