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Film Vocab
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1. A glass element on a camera that focuses light rays so that the image of the object appears on the surface of the film
Rear projection
Travelling matte
Jump cut
Lens
2. A relatively long - uninterrupted sot - generally of a minute or more
Open-ended
Wide film
Long take
Studio system
3. The practice of Hollywood studios contracting out post-production work to individuals or firms outside the U.S.
Digital video
Outsourcing
Digital cinema
Speed
4. The period after principal photography during which editing and looping take place - and special visual effects are added to the film
Post-production
Underexposure
Rack focus
Flashing
5. Author; A term popularized by French film critics and refers to film directors with their own distinctive style
Time-lapse photography
Auteur
Direct cinema
Formalist style
6. 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
Overhead shot
Match on action
Canted angle
Split screen
7. An optical technique that divides the screen into two or more frames
Split screen
Anime
Gaffer
Third-person narration
8. Sound recorded on a set - on location - or - for documentary film - at an actual real-world event - as opposed to dubbed in post-production through ADR or looping
Continuity editing
Split screen
Video assist
Direct sound
9. A widescreen process that uses three cameras - three projectors - and a wide - curved screen
Matte
Cinerama
High concept film
Continuity editing
10. A class or type of film - such as the Western or the horror movie. They share narrative - visual - and/or sound conventions
Genre
Kuleshov effect
Establishing shot
Fabula
11. Filters that increase color saturation and contrast in outdoor shots
Polarizing filters
Swish pan
Antagonist
Glass shot
12. 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
Restricted narration
Pushing
High-key lighting
Zoom out
13. 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
Wide-angle lens
Go-motion
30-degree rule
Script supervisor
14. A series of related scene joined through elliptical editing that indicates the passage of time
Compositing
Exposition
Montage sequence
Match on action
15. Non-diegetic; any element in the film that is not part of the imagined story world
Best boy
German Expressionism
Line reading
Extradiegetic
16. A marketing strategy of screening a blockbuster prior to general release only in premier theaters
Roadshowing
Episodic
Neutral-density filter
Newsreel
17. An abrupt - inexplicable shift in time and place of an action not signaled by an appropriate shot transition
Anamorphic lens
Product placement
Pixel
Jump cut
18. 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
Computer-generated imagery (CGI)
Ethnographic film
Long shot
Three-point lighting
19. Then Hollywood writers and directors cited for Contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate with the House Committee on Un-American Activities' attempts to root out Communists in the film industry
Hollywood Ten
30-degree rule
Compilation film
Bleach bypass
20. A flexible celluloid strip that - along with the emulsion layer - comprises 35mm film stock
Dissolve
Base
Vista Vision
Analog Video
21. 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
Green screen
Filter
Narrative sequencing
Restricted narration
22. The non-chronological insertion of scenes of events yet to happen into the present day of the story world
Tilt
Slow motion
Flashforward
City symphony
23. Exposed and developed film stock from which the master positive is struck. If projected - the negative would produce a reverse of the image - with dark areas appearing white and vice versa or - if color film - areas of color appearing as their comple
Freeze frame
Negative
Hybrid
Composition in depth
24. A consistent style - theme - and subject matter developed over the course of a director's body of work
Interpellation
Long shot
Oeuvre
Block booking
25. Also called 'rushes.' Footage exposed and developed quickly so that the director can assess the day's work
Dailies
Typecasting
Masking
Blockbuster
26. 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
Closure
Subtext
Pushing
Standard shot pattern
27. Leaving the silver grains in the emulsion rather than bleaching them out - which produces desaturated color
Swish pan
Bleach bypass
Graphic match
Propaganda film
28. Author; A term popularized by French film critics and refers to film directors with their own distinctive style
Lightning mix
Auteur
Deep focus cinematography
Product placement
29. A system for combining two separately filmed images in the same frame that involves create a matte (a black mask that covers a portion of the image) for a live action sequence and using it to block out a portion of the frame when filming the backgrou
Forced development
Compositing
Travelling matte
Product placement
30. A narrative - visual - or sound element that refers viewers to other films or works of art
Normal lens
Intertextual reference
Composition
Genre
31. A transparent sheet on which animation artists draw images.
High-angle shot
Wide film
Cel
Production values
32. A method for producing a widescreen image without special lenses or equipment - using standard film stock and blocking out the top and bottom of the frame to achieve an aspect ration of 1.85:1
Computer-generated imagery (CGI)
Wireframe
Recursive action
Masking
33. A standard shot pattern that dictates that a shot of one character will be followed by a shot of another character - taken from the reverse angle of the first shot
Cameo
Narrative
Genre
Shot/reverse shot
34. A neutral account of the basic plot and style of a film - a part of a film - or a group of films
Extreme close-up
Pixilation
Extreme long-shot
Descriptive claim
35. A scene transition wherein sound from one scene bleeds over into the ext scene - often resulting in a contrast between sound image
Sound bridge
Fast
Panning and scanning
Saturation
36. Light emitted from a larger source that is scattered over a bigger area or reflected off a surface before it strikes the subject. Soft light minimizes facial details - including wrinkles
Hybrid
Soft light
Narrative sequencing
Optical printer
37. 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
Synthespian
Star system
Tracking shot
Line of action
38. 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
Negative cutter
Eyeline match
Exposure
Composition in depth
39. The practice of Hollywood studios contracting out post-production work to individuals or firms outside the U.S.
Master shot
Outsourcing
Digital compositing
Focus puller
40. The non-chronological insertion of events from the past into the present day of the story world
Flashback
Negative
Selective focus
Cel
41. Processes such as Cinemascope and Cinerama - developed during the 1950s to enhance film's size advantage over the smaller television image
Overhead shot
Widescreen
Backstory
Negative
42. A shot taken from a vantage point so close that only a part of the subject is visible. On an actor - it might show only an eye or a portion of the face
Extreme close-up
Line of action
Extreme wide-angle lens
Film stock
43. A technician responsible for splicing and assembling the film negative to the editor's specifications
Glass shot
Long shot
Negative cutter
Freeze frame
44. The plotline that surrounds an embedded tale. The frame narration may or may not be as fully developed as the embedded tale
Score
Frame narration
Cutaway
Glass shot
45. A device attached to the film camera that records videotape of what has been filmed - allowing the director immediate access to video footage
Fast motion
Video assist
Computer-generated imagery (CGI)
Natural-key lighting
46. A process of blending the three elements of the sound track (dialogue - music - and effects) in post-production
Star persona
Auteur
Running time
Mixing
47. A film composed entirely of footage from other films.
Camera distance
Dolly
Average shot length
Compilation film
48. Any noticeable but unintended discrepancy from one shot to the next in costume - props - hairstyle - posture - etc.
Score
Continuity error
Actualitas
Motif
49. Everything audiences hear when they watch a sound film. The soundtrack is the composite of all three elements of film sound: dialogue - music - and sound effects
Soundtrack
Storyboard
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Method acting
50. The arrangement of actors on screen as a compositional element that suggests themes - character development - emotional content - and visual motifs
Figure placement and movement
Fade-out
Trailer
Continuity error
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