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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. 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






2. A shot that contains two characters within the frame






3. A non-standard narrative organization that assumes 'day in the life' quality rather than the highly structured three-act or four part narrative - and that features loose or indirect cause-effect relationships






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






5. 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






6. Lighting design that provides an even illumination of the subject - with many facial details washed out. High-key lighting tends to create a hopeful mood - in contrast to low-key lighting






7. 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






8. An early color process - involving bathing lengths of processed film in dye one scene at a time






9. The distance that appears in focus in front of and behind the subject. It is determined by the aperture - distance and focal length of lens






10. The horizontal turning movement of an otherwise immobile camera across a scene from left to right or vice versa






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






12. Muted - washed out color that contains more white than a saturated color






13. Live action is filmed in front of a blue screen and a matte. It's then joined with the background footage






14. 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






15. A filter that creates points of light that streak outward from a light source






16. 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






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






18. Optical illusions created during post-production






19. A continuity editing technique that preserves spatial continuity by using a character's line of vision as motivation for a cut






20. A crew member responsible for logging the details of each take on the set so as to ensure continuity






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






22. A technique of intentionally adding scratches in a film's emulsion layer for aesthetic purposes - such as to simulate home movie footage






23. 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






24. The period of time before principal photography during which actors are signed - sets and costumes designed - and locations scouted






25. 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






26. A documentary or occasionally - a narrative film that presents only one side of an argument or one approach to a subject






27. 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






28. The five vertically integrated corporations that exerted the greatest control over film production in the studio era: MGM - Warner Brothers - RKO - Twentieth Century Fox - and Paramount






29. A musical accompaniment written specifically for a film






30. A neutral account of the basic plot and style of a film - a part of a film - or a group of films






31. A marketing strategy of screening a blockbuster prior to general release only in premier theaters






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






33. The details of a character's past that emerge as the film unfolds - and which often play a role in character motivation






34. A technique of manipulating focus to direct the viewer's attention






35. The film medium's technological apparatus is inherently ideological






36. A musical film in which each song and dance number is narratively motivated by a plot that situates characters in performance contexts






37. An action film cycle of the late 1960s and early 1970s that featured bold - rebellious African American characters






38. A term describing a conclusion that does not answer all the questions raised regarding characters or storylines - nor tie up all loose ends






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






40. A shot transition where shot A slowly disappears as the screen becomes black before shot B appears. A fade-in is the reverse of this process






41. Recording images at a slower speed than the speed of projection (24 frames per second). Before cameras were motorized - this was called undercranking. Fewer frames are exposed in one minute - so - when projected at 24 f.p.s. - that action takes less






42. 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






43. A scene transition wherein sound from one scene bleeds over into the ext scene - often resulting in a contrast between sound image






44. A glass element on a camera that focuses light rays so that the image of the object appears on the surface of the film






45. A film process that uses 35mm film stock but changes the orientation of the film so that the film moves through the camera horizontally instead of vertically. The larger image is of higher quality than standard 35mm processes






46. Processes such as Cinemascope and Cinerama - developed during the 1950s to enhance film's size advantage over the smaller television image






47. 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






48. 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






49. 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






50. The non-chronological insertion of events from the past into the present day of the story world