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Film Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A neutral account of the basic plot and style of a film - a part of a film - or a group of films
Film stock
Descriptive claim
Classical style
Hard light
2. A shot taken fro a position directly above the action - also called a 'birds' eye shot'
Plot summary
Split screen
Vista Vision
Overhead shot
3. A videotape system that records images onto magnetic tape - using electronic signals
Analog Video
Long shot
Extradiegetic
Travelling matte
4. Cinema verite; a documentary style in which the filmmaker attempts to remain as unobtrusive as possible - recording without obvious editorial comment
Horizontal integration
Iris out
Analog Video
Direct cinema
5. A class or type of film - such as the Western or the horror movie. They share narrative - visual - and/or sound conventions
Re-establishing shot
Tableau shot
Genre
Closure
6. A small - variable opening on a camera lens that regulates the amount of light entering the camera and striking the surface of the film
Long take
Undercranking
Direct sound
Aperture
7. Using computer graphics to 'build' structures connected to the actual architecture on set or location
Digital set extension
Genre
Orthochromatic
Re-establishing shot
8. 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
Release prints
Editor
Fabula
Swish pan
9. Light emitted from a relatively small source positioned close to the subject. It tends to be unflattering because it creates deep shadows and emphasizes surface imperfections
Denouement
Hard light
Color timing
Speed
10. A filter that creates points of light that streak outward from a light source
Star filter
Extreme close-up
Exposition
Medium shot
11. 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
Progressive scanning
Integrated musical
Crane shot
Panning and scanning
12. 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
Undercranking
Deep focus cinematography
Loose framing
Negative
13. 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
Shot
Pre-production
Director
Widescreen
14. The rules of character - setting - and narrative that films that belong to a genre - such as Westerns - horror films - and screwball comedies - generally obey.
Genre conventions
Camera distance
Pre-production
Polarizing filters
15. The person in charge of planning the style and look of the film with the production designer and director of photography - working with actors during principal photography - and collaborating with the editor on the final version
Director
Soundtrack
Three-act structure
Zoom out
16. A style of stage acting developed from the teachings of Constantin Stanislavsky - which trains actors to get into character through the use of emotional memory
Method acting
Eyeline match
Blaxploitation
Zoom out
17. The practice of shooting during the day but using filters and underexposure to create the illusion of nighttime
Blockbuster
Day for night
Character actor
Four-part structure
18. A device attached to the film camera that records videotape of what has been filmed - allowing the director immediate access to video footage
Four-part structure
Cameo
Video assist
Wide-angle lens
19. Author; A term popularized by French film critics and refers to film directors with their own distinctive style
Aerial Shot
Matte
Auteur
Lightning mix
20. The individual arrangement of lighting and camera placement used for each shot
Set-up
Shot
Base
Bleach bypass
21. A shot taken from a camera position below the subject
Widescreen
On-the-nose dialogue
Base
Low-angle shot
22. A story narrated by one of the characters within the story - using the 'I' voice
Revisionist
First-person narration
Pre-production
Point-of-view shot
23. 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
Continuity editor
Release prints
Green screen
Episodic
24. A narrative - visual - or sound element that refers viewers to other films or works of art
Flashforward
Synthespian
Intertextual reference
Narrative sequencing
25. A shot that interrupts a scene's master shot and may include character reactions
Close-up
Method acting
Insert
Tight framing
26. 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
Runaway production
Screenplay
Evaluative claim
Steadicam
27. The measurement of how forgiving a film stock is. It determines whether an acceptable image will be produced when the film stock is exposed to too little or too much light
Dissolve
Panning and scanning
Exposure latitude
Score
28. Light striking the emulsion layer of the film - activating light-sensitive grains
Academy Ratio
Interpretive claim
Exposure
Travelling matte
29. A shot taken when the camera is so close to a subject that it fills the frame. It is most commonly used for a shot that isolates and encompasses a single actor's face - to emphasize the expression of emotion
Composition in depth
Fabula
Close-up
Realist style
30. 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
Tracking shot
Graphic match
Letterboxing
Hollywood Ten
31. Creating the appearance of movement by drawing a series of frames that are projected sequentially - rather than photographing a series of still images
Animation
Telecine
Extreme close-up
Forced perspective
32. 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
Shot transition
Negative
Extreme long-shot
Wipe
33. The central cause(s) behind a character's actions
Extra
Charge coupler device
Motivation
Line of action
34. A glass element on a camera that focuses light rays so that the image of the object appears on the surface of the film
Lens
Integrated musical
Interlaced scanning
Director
35. A single take that contains an entire scene
Minor studios
Spec script
Hard light
Master shot
36. A screenplay written and submitted to a studio or production company without a prior contract or agreement
Horizontal integration
Soviet montage
Spec script
Fog filter
37. A technique of cutting back and forth between action occurring in two different locations - which often creates the illusion that they are happening simultaneously. Also called 'cross cutting.'
Dailies
Undercranking
Parellel editing
Synthespian
38. A type of film stock that is sensitive to (in other words - registers) all tones in the color spectrum
ADR
Polarizing filters
Panchromatic
Screenplay
39. A device used to manipulate the amount and/or color of light entering the lens
Digital cinema
Close-up
Filter
Subgenre
40. A technique of recording very few images over a long period of time - say - one frame per minute or per day
Interpellation
Matte
Time-lapse photography
Out-take
41. A long shot in which the film frame resembles the proscenium arch of the stage - distancing the audience
Apparatus Theory
Tableau shot
Character actor
Typecasting
42. A machine that converts film prints to videotape format
Minor studios
Telecine
Vertical integration
Special visual effects
43. A chemical coating on film stock containing light-sensitive grains
Emulsion
High-key lighting
Integrated musical
Glass shot
44. A short segment of film used to promote an upcoming release
Take
Pulling
Synthespian
Trailer
45. A shot taken by a camera that is held manually rather than supported by a tripod - crane or Steadicam. Generally - such shots are shaky - owing to the motion of the camera operator
Synthespian
Handheld shot
Promotion
Classical style
46. A device that projects photographs or footage onto glass so that images can be traced by hand to create animated images
Rotoscope
Canted angle
Frame narration
Compilation film
47. Optical illusions created during post-production
Visual effects
Revisionist
Day for night
Tilt
48. A painting used on the set as a portion of the background
Crane shot
Matte painting
Iris in...
Green screen
49. 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
Direct cinema
Canted angle
Lens
Video assist
50. (Automatic dialogue replacement) recording synchronized dialogue in post-production - cutting several identical lengths of developed film and having actors record the dialogue repeatedly
Wipe
Fast motion
Lens
ADR