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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. 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






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






3. A scene filmed and processed but not selected to appear in the final version of the film






4. Sound design that blends the speech of several characters talking simultaneously - used to create spontaneity - although it may also confuse the audience






5. The use of editing techniques - such as a fade or dissolve - to indicate the end of one scene and the beginning of another






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






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 character who in some way opposes the protagonist - leading to protracted conflict






9. 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






10. A direct vocal address to the audience - Which may emanate from a character or from a narrative voice apparently unrelated to the diegesis






11. 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






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






13. A technique of filming at a speed faster than projection - the projecting the footage at normal speed of 24 frames per second. Because fewer frames were recorded per second - the action appears to be speeded up






14. Optical illusions created during production - including the use of matte paintings - glass shots - models - and prosthesis






15. 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






16. The way an actor delivers a line of dialogue - including pauses - inflection - and emotion






17. 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






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






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






20. 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






21. A long shot in which the film frame resembles the proscenium arch of the stage - distancing the audience






22. A film style that - in contrast to the classical and formalist styles - focuses characters - place - and the spontaneity and digressiveness of life - rather than on highly structured stories or aesthetic abstraction






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






24. A machine that converts film prints to videotape format






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






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






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






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. A technique of moving a zoom lens from a wide-angle position to a telephoto position - which results in a magnification of the subject within the frame - and keeps the subject in focus






30. 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






31. Dialogue that restates What is already obvious from images or action






32. A type of matte shot - created by positioning a pane of optically flawless glass with a painting on it between the camera and the scene to be photographed. This combines the painting on the glass with the set or location - seen through the glass - be






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






34. 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






35. A chemical embedded in the emulsion layer of film stock that - when developed after exposure - releases a particular color dye (red - green - or blue)






36. A technique used to join live action with a pre-recorded background image. A projector is placed behind a screen and projects an image onto it. Actors stand in front of the screen and the camera records them in front of the projected background






37. The artful use of light and dark areas in the composition in black and white filmmaking






38. 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






39. A term applied to film stock that is relatively insensitive to light. This stock will not yield acceptable images unless the amount of light can be carefully controlled






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






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






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






43. 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






44. A mental phenomenon by which viewers derive more meaning from the interaction of two sequential shots than from a single shot in isolation






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






46. The classical model of narrative form. The first act introduces characters and conflicts; the second act offers complication leading to a climax; the third act contains the danouement and resolution






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






48. The space between the camera and subject it is filming.






49. A form of shot transition - generally concluding a scene - where a circular mask constricts around the image until the entire frame is black






50. A shot depicting the human body from the waist up