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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. An agreement made between filmmakers and those who license the use of commercial products to feature those products in films - generally as props used by characters






2. An animation technique that uses a computer program to interpolate frames to produce the effect of an object or creature changing gradually into something different. The program calculates the way the image must change in order for the first image to






3. A technique of 'pushing' the film (overdeveloping it) to correct problems of underexposure (resulting from insufficient light during shooting) by increasing image contrast






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






5. Muted - washed out color that contains more white than a saturated color






6. A technique of manipulating focus to direct the viewer's attention






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






8. A short screen appearance by a celebrity - playing himself or herself






9. Dense accumulation of detail conveyed in the opening moments of a film






10. A device worn by a camera operator that holds the motion picture camera - allowing it glide smoothly through spaces unreachable by camera mounted on a crane or other apparatus






11. A shot filmed from an airplane or helicopter






12. Fish-eye lens; With a focal length of 15mm or less - this lens presents an extremely distorted image - where objects in the center of the frame appear to bulge toward the camera






13. The plotline that surrounds an embedded tale. The frame narration may or may not be as fully developed as the embedded tale






14. 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






15. The annotated script - containing information about set-ups used during shooting






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






17. An outlawed studio era practice - where studios forced exhibitors to book groups of films at once - thus ensuring a market for their failures along with their successes






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






19. Invisible editing; a system devised to minimize the audience's awareness of shot transitions - especially cuts - in order to improve the flow of the story and avoid interrupting the viewer's immersion it in






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






21. A shot transition where shot A slowly disappears as the screen becomes black before shot B appears. A fade-in is the reverse of this process






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






23. A chemical coating on film stock containing light-sensitive grains






24. A system of constructing and arranging buildings and objects on the set so that they diminish in size dramatically from foreground to background - which creates the illusion of depth






25. Because film stock is sensitive to the color of light - directors work with film labs in post-production to monitor the color scheme of each scene in a film - making adjustments for consistency and aesthetic effect






26. The building block of a scene; an uninterrupted sequence of frames that viewers experience as they watch a film - ending with a cut - fade - dissolve - etc. See also Take






27. 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






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






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






30. 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






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






32. 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






33. A technique of leaving empty space around the subject in the frame - in order to covey openness and continuity of visible space and to imply offscreen space






34. A technique of arranging the actors on the set to take advantage of deep focus cinematography - which allows for many planes of depth in the film frame to remain in focus






35. A technique of exposing film frames - then rewinding the film and exposing it again - which results in an image that combines two shots in a single frame






36. Dutch angle; a shot resulting from a static camera that is tilted to the right or left - so that the subject in the frame appears at a diagonal






37. A shot taken from a level camera located approximately 5' to 6' from the ground - simulating the perspective of a person standing before the action presented






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






39. The imagined world of the story






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






41. A shot that contains two characters within the frame






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






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






44. A measure of a film stock's sensitivity to light. 'Fast' refers to sensitive film stock - while slow film is relatively insensitive






45. A complete narrative unit within a film - with its own beginning - middle - and end. Often scenes are unified - and distinguished from one another - by time and setting






46. A chemical coating on film stock containing light-sensitive grains






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






48. A cinematography technique that produces an image with many planes of depth in focus. It can be accomplished by using a small aperture - a large distance between camera and subject - and/or a lens of short focal length






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






50. The building block of a scene; an uninterrupted sequence of frames that viewers experience as they watch a film - ending with a cut - fade - dissolve - etc. See also Take