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Film Vocab
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1. A term describing a conclusion that does not answer all the questions raised regarding characters or storylines - nor tie up all loose ends
First-person narration
Omniscient narration
Digital set extension
Open-ended
2. Optical illusions created during production - including the use of matte paintings - glass shots - models - and prosthesis
Runaway production
Mockumentary
Special visual effects
Frame narration
3. 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
Star system
Zoom in...
Canted angle
Dye coupler
4. 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
Master shot
Plot summary
Restricted narration
Aerial Shot
5. A flexible celluloid strip that - along with the emulsion layer - comprises 35mm film stock
Blocking
Narrative
Base
Product placement
6. Wheeled platform with wheels that rotate - so the dolly can change direction
Front projection
Rear projection
Low-key lighting
Crab dolly
7. A device that projects photographs or footage onto glass so that images can be traced by hand to create animated images
B-roll
Rotoscope
Color timing
Reverse shot
8. An effect created when more light is required to produce an image strakes the film stock - so that the resulting image exhibits high contrast - glaring light - and washed out shadows. This effect ma or may not be intentional on the filmmaker's part
Apparatus Theory
Overexposure
Zoom in...
Realist style
9. A measure of a film stock's sensitivity to light. 'Fast' refers to sensitive film stock - while slow film is relatively insensitive
B-roll
Narrative sequencing
Speed
Runaway production
10. An effect created when too little light strikes the film during shooting. As a result the image will contain dark areas that appear very dense and dark (including shadows) and the overall contrast will be less than with a properly exposed image
Pulling
Exposition
Cut
Underexposure
11. The first shot in a standard shot sequence. Its purpose is to provide a clear representation of the location of the action
Roadshowing
High-angle shot
Establishing shot
Fade-out
12. 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
Glass shot
Shot transition
Antagonist
Charge coupler device
13. 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
Morphing
Star persona
Masking
Front projection
14. The reverse of Iris in: an iris expands outward until the next shot takes up the entire screen
Average shot length
Iris out
Motivation
Fog filter
15. 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
Extreme long-shot
Syuzhet
Available light
Trailer
16. 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
Soft light
Mixing
Editor
Genre conventions
17. The film medium's technological apparatus is inherently ideological
Scene
Line of action
Aspect Ratio
Apparatus Theory
18. The chip in a video camera that converts the incoming light to an electronic signal
Average shot length
Product placement
Charge coupler device
Genre
19. A musical film in which each song and dance number is narratively motivated by a plot that situates characters in performance contexts
Point-of-view shot
Backstage musical
Backstory
Iris out
20. The average length in seconds of a series of shots - covering a portion of a film or an entire film; a measure of pace within a scene or in the film as a whole.
Compositing
Continuity editor
Diffusion filters
Average shot length
21. The central cause(s) behind a character's actions
Progressive scanning
Post-production
Avant-garde film
Motivation
22. Prefogging; a cinematographic technique that exposes raw film stock to light before - during - or after shooting - resulting in an image with reduced contrast. This effect can also be created using digital post-production techniques
Establishing shot
Frozen time moment
Flashing
Brechtian distanciation
23. A technique of recording very few images over a long period of time - say - one frame per minute or per day
Low-key lighting
Motif
Block booking
Time-lapse photography
24. 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
Genre
Day for night
Revisionist
Masking
25. An optical technique that divides the screen into two or more frames
Orthochromatic
Continuity editor
Split screen
Gauge
26. A style of Japanese animation - distinguished primarily by the fact that it is not all geared for young audiences
Three-point lighting
Tight framing
Anime
Filter
27. A direct vocal address to the audience - Which may emanate from a character or from a narrative voice apparently unrelated to the diegesis
Voice-over
Flashback
Deep focus cinematography
Avant-garde film
28. 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
Negative
Cutaway
Continuity editing
Gauge
29. A system for recording images on magnetic tape using a digital signal - that is - an electronic signal comprised of 0s and 1s
Wide-angle lens
Digital video
Open-ended
Glass shot
30. 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
Extreme wide-angle lens
Exposition
Editor
Green screen
31. 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
Phi phenomenon
Close-up
Line of action
Ethnographic film
32. 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
Revisionist
Progressive scanning
Double exposure
33. Light striking the emulsion layer of the film - activating light-sensitive grains
Production values
Exposure
Soviet montage
Matte painting
34. Literary narration from a viewpoint beyond that of any one individual character
30-degree rule
Low-key lighting
Non-diegetic
Third-person narration
35. Processes such as Cinemascope and Cinerama - developed during the 1950s to enhance film's size advantage over the smaller television image
Widescreen
Auteur
Close-up
Parellel
36. An uncredited actor - usually hired for crowd scenes
30-degree rule
Protagonist
Iris out
Extra
37. A shot that interrupts a scene's master shot and may include character reactions
Medium shot
Insert
Oeuvre
Classical style
38. A shot taken from a camera mounted on a crane that moves three-dimensionally in a space
Montage sequence
Crane shot
Cameo
Subtext
39. A neutral account of the basic plot and style of a film - a part of a film - or a group of films
Star persona
Trombone shot
Descriptive claim
High-key lighting
40. The period after principal photography during which editing and looping take place - and special visual effects are added to the film
Post-production
Set-up
Foley artist
Matte painting
41. Creating images during post-production by joining together photographic or CGI material shot or created at different times and places
Selective focus
Runaway production
Color consultant
Compositing
42. Assists the editor with various tasks - including taking footage to the lab - checking the condition of the negative - cataloguing footage - and supervising optical effects - often produced by an outside company
Assistant Editor
Exposure latitude
Set-up
Formalist style
43. A shot in a sequence that is taken from the reverse angle of the shot previous to it
Reverse shot
Trombone shot
Cel
Front projection
44. 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
Composition in depth
Zoom in...
Reverse shot
Pre-production
45. The narrative path of the main or supporting characters - also called a plotline. Complex films may have several lines of action
Line of action
Color timing
Natural-key lighting
Newsreel
46. A format that uses a larger film stock than standard 35mm. IMAX - Omnimax - and Showscan are shot on 70mm film
Shot/reverse shot
Wide film
Re-establishing shot
Realist style
47. Literary narration from a viewpoint beyond that of any one individual character
Third-person narration
Cameo
Script supervisor
Reframing
48. A neutral account of the basic plot and style of a film - a part of a film - or a group of films
Loose framing
Descriptive claim
Iris out
Lens
49. A shot transition that emphasizes the visual similarities between two consecutive shots
High-angle shot
Graphic match
Blockbuster
Dissolve
50. Also called 'stop motion photography.' A technique of photographing a scene one frame at a time and moving the model between each shot
Pixilation
Hue
Lens
Reverse shot
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