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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. A series of individual drawings that provides a blueprint for the shooting of a scene






2. A transparent sheet on which animation artists draw images.






3. 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






4. Any narrative - visual - or sound element that is repeated and thereby acquires and reflects its significance to the story - characters - or themes of the film.






5. 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






6. A machine used to create optical effects such as fades - dissolves - and superimpositions. Most are now created digitally






7. The arrangement of actors on screen as a compositional element that suggests themes - character development - emotional content - and visual motifs






8. 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






9. 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






10. The chronological accounting of all events presented and suggested






11. The central cause(s) behind a character's actions






12. 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






13. A single take that contains an entire scene






14. A term used for any narrative sound - or visual element not contained in the story world. Also called 'extradiegetic'






15. The individual arrangement of lighting and camera placement used for each shot






16. 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






17. 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






18. 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






19. These filters bend the light coming into lens - softening and blurring the image






20. A transparent sheet on which animation artists draw images.






21. A person responsible for putting a film together from a mass of developed footage - making decisions regarding pace - shot transitions - and which scenes and shots will be used






22. The period after principal photography during which editing and looping take place - and special visual effects are added to the film






23. A technique of running the motion picture camera at a speed slower than projection speed (24 frames per second) - in order to produce at a fast motion sequence when projected at normal speed. The term derives from early film cameras - which were cran






24. Using computer graphics to 'build' structures connected to the actual architecture on set or location






25. 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






26. Devices that attach to actors' faces and/or bodies to change their appearance






27. Secondary footage that is interspersed with master shots - sometimes in the form of footage shot for another production or archival footage






28. 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






29. A style of Japanese animation - distinguished primarily by the fact that it is not all geared for young audiences






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






31. 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






32. A film's main characters - one whose conflicts and motives drive the story forward






33. 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






34. 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






35. A technician responsible for splicing and assembling the film negative to the editor's specifications






36. Squeezes the image at a ratio of 2:1 horizontally onto a standard film frame. On the projector - it unsqueezes the image - creating a widescreen aspect ratio during presentation






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






38. 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






39. 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






40. 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






41. A type of documentary film whose purpose is to present the way of life of a culture or subculture






42. A format that uses a larger film stock than standard 35mm. IMAX - Omnimax - and Showscan are shot on 70mm film






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






44. A platform on wheels - used for mobile camera shots






45. 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






46. A film composed entirely of footage from other films.






47. 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






48. A shot that appears during or near the end of a scene and reorients viewers to the setting






49. Filters that increase color saturation and contrast in outdoor shots






50. A camera device that opens and closes to regulate the length of time the film is exposed to light