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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 scene transition wherein sound from one scene bleeds over into the ext scene - often resulting in a contrast between sound image
Progressive scanning
Star persona
Sound bridge
Pixilation
2. Lighting design in which the greater intensity of the key light makes it impossible for the fill to eliminate shadows - producing a high-contrast image (with many grades of light and dark) - a number of shadows - and a somber mood
Dolly
Compositing
Low-key lighting
Neutral-density filter
3. An optical technique that divides the screen into two or more frames
Split screen
Toning
Wide-angle lens
Slow motion
4. A compositing method that allows cinematographers to combine live action and settings that are filmed or created separately. Actors are filmed against a green or blue background. During post-production - this background is filled in with an image thr
Green screen
Bleach bypass
Matte painting
Denouement
5. Filters that increase color saturation and contrast in outdoor shots
Motif
Emulsion
Hybrid
Polarizing filters
6. A statement that presents an argument about a film's meaning and significance
Interpretive claim
Integrated musical
Filter
Establishing shot
7. A type of short film that blends elements of documentary and avant-garde film to document and often to celebrate the wonder of the modern city
Revisionist
Major studios
City symphony
Narrative sequencing
8. 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
Double exposure
Trailer
Shot/reverse shot
Cinerama
9. 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
Interpretive claim
Grain
Studio system
Tilt
10. Wheeled platform with wheels that rotate - so the dolly can change direction
Evaluative claim
Crab dolly
Aperture
Release prints
11. A technique of shooting a scene at a very high speed (96 frames per second) - then adding and subtracting frames in post-production - 'fanning out' the action through the overlapping images
Trombone shot
Recursive action
Star filter
Motif
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
Interpretive claim
Underexposure
Pushing
Low-angle shot
13. A technique of depicting two layered images simultaneously. Images from one frame or several frames of film are added to pre-existing images - using an optical printer - to produce the same effect as a double exposure
Superimposition
Propaganda film
Actualitas
First-person narration
14. Thin - flexible material comprised of base and emulsion layers - onto which light rays are focused and which is processed in chemicals to produce film images
Film stock
Tilt
Trailer
Chiaroscuro
15. A form of shot transition - generally concluding a scene - where a circular mask constricts around the image until the entire frame is black
Digital video
Frame narration
Iris in...
Analog Video
16. 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
180-degree rule
Blockbuster
Aperture
Deep focus cinematography
17. A lens with a focal length greater than 50 mm (usually between 80mm and 20mm) - which provides a larger image of the subject than a normal or wide-angle lens but which narrows the angle of vision and flattens the depth of the image relative to normal
Wipe
Realist style
Telephoto lens
Progressive scanning
18. A technician responsible for splicing and assembling the film negative to the editor's specifications
Swish pan
Flashback
Major studios
Negative cutter
19. A technique of shooting a scene at a very high speed (96 frames per second) - then adding and subtracting frames in post-production - 'fanning out' the action through the overlapping images
Re-establishing shot
Day for night
Recursive action
Hollywood Blacklist
20. A system for recording images on magnetic tape using a digital signal - that is - an electronic signal comprised of 0s and 1s
Digital video
Flashback
Aspect Ratio
180-degree rule
21. A technique in which the audience temporarily shares the visual perspective of a character or a group of characters. The camera points in the directions the character looks - simulating the character's field of vision
Third-person narration
Montage sequence
Point-of-view shot
Hollywood Blacklist
22. An optical effect whereby the human eye fills in gaps between closely spaced objects - so that two light bulbs flashing on and off are understood as one light moving back and forth
Phi phenomenon
Eye-level shot
Typecasting
Roadshowing
23. 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
Propaganda film
Backstage musical
Method acting
Hollywood Ten
24. A digital technique developed by Industrial Light and Magic - which builds movement sequences from single frames of film
Insert
Go-motion
Motif
Telephoto lens
25. A relatively long - uninterrupted sot - generally of a minute or more
Restricted narration
Long take
Montage sequence
Cut
26. A shot that interrupts a scene's master shot and may include character reactions
Iris in...
Focus puller
Insert
B-roll
27. 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
Video assist
Day for night
Take
Toning
28. The practice or repeatedly casting actors in similar roles across different films
Film stock
Roadshowing
Spec script
Typecasting
29. Natural light; The process of suing sunlight rather than artificial studio lights when filming
Time-lapse photography
Antagonist
Available light
Continuity editor
30. A camera device that opens and closes to regulate the length of time the film is exposed to light
Overexposure
Neutral-density filter
Shutter
Lens
31. A type of short film that blends elements of documentary and avant-garde film to document and often to celebrate the wonder of the modern city
Pixilation
Normal lens
Tilt
City symphony
32. A marketing strategy of screening a blockbuster prior to general release only in premier theaters
Roadshowing
Hollywood Blacklist
Masking
Master positive
33. A flexible celluloid strip that - along with the emulsion layer - comprises 35mm film stock
Flashback
Base
Digital cinema
Closure
34. A technique of recording very few images over a long period of time - say - one frame per minute or per day
Time-lapse photography
Glass shot
Medium close-up
Base
35. 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.'
Parellel editing
Forced perspective
Rear projection
Backstory
36. A shot that makes the human subject very small in relation to his or her environment. The entire figure from head to toe is onscreen and dwarfed by the surroundings
Orthochromatic
Shot/reverse shot
Extreme long-shot
Pulling
37. 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
Exposure latitude
Kuleshov effect
Extreme close-up
Swish pan
38. A neutral account of the basic plot and style of a film - a part of a film - or a group of films
Descriptive claim
Pan
Brechtian distanciation
Propaganda film
39. Lighting design where the key light is somewhat more intense than the fill light - so the fill does not eliminate every shadow. The effect is generally less cheerful than high-key lighting - but not as gloomy as low-key lighting
Natural-key lighting
Exposition
Open-ended
Low-key lighting
40. The shape of the image onscreen as determined by the width of the frame relative to its height
Antagonist
Forced development
Aspect Ratio
180-degree rule
41. The individual arrangement of lighting and camera placement used for each shot
Runaway production
Optical printer
Set-up
Frame narration
42. A shot that focuses audience attention on precise details that may or may not be the focus of characters
Auteur
Cutaway
Base
Re-establishing shot
43. The space between the camera and subject it is filming.
Normal lens
Take
German Expressionism
Camera distance
44. The chip in a video camera that converts the incoming light to an electronic signal
Turning point
Charge coupler device
Narrative
Desaturated
45. 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
Polarizing filters
Screenplay
High concept film
Cinerama
46. A term describing a conclusion that does not answer all the questions raised regarding characters or storylines - nor tie up all loose ends
Typecasting
Open-ended
Diffusion filters
Speed
47. A neutral account of the basic plot and style of a film - a part of a film - or a group of films
Intertextual reference
Pixilation
Auteur
Descriptive claim
48. 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
Integrated musical
Charge coupler device
Restricted narration
Fast
49. 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
High-key lighting
Cinerama
Soviet montage
30-degree rule
50. A widescreen process that uses three cameras - three projectors - and a wide - curved screen
Turning point
Forced development
Long take
Cinerama