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Film Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, film
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1. 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






2. Also called 'stop motion photography.' A technique of photographing a scene one frame at a time and moving the model between each shot






3. 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






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






5. A post-studio era Hollywood film designed to appeal to the broadest possible audience by fusing a simple story line with major movie stars and mounting a lavish marketing campaign






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






7. Literary narration from a viewpoint beyond that of any one individual character






8. A technique of moving the camera - on a specially built track. Such shots often trace character movement laterally across the frame or in and out of the depth of the frame






9. 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






10. A technique of 'pushing' the film (overdeveloping it) to correct problems of underexposure (resulting from insufficient light during shooting) by increasing image contrast






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






12. A shot filmed from an airplane or helicopter






13. A computer-generated actor that some speculate will replace flesh and blood actors in the not so distant future






14. 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






15. A term for film stock used in early cinema that was insensitive to red hues






16. The falling or unraveling action after the climax of a narrative that leads to resolution






17. A shot depicting the human body from the waist up






18. Experimental film; Underground cinema;






19. 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






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






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






22. Dense accumulation of detail conveyed in the opening moments of a film






23. Any lens with a focal length approximately equal to the diagonal of the frame. For 35mm filmmaking - a 35-50 mm lens does not distort the angle of vision or depth






24. 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.






25. A technique used to join live action with pre-recorded background images. A projector is aimed at a half-silvered mirror that reflects the background - which the camera records as being located behind the actors






26. 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






27. The imagined world of the story






28. A statement that presents an argument about a film's meaning and significance






29. 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






30. Assists the gaffer in managing lighting crews






31. A part of the story world implied by visual or sound techniques rather than being revealed by the camera






32. A series of individual drawings that provides a blueprint for the shooting of a scene






33. Because film stock is sensitive to the color of light - directors work with film labs in post-production to monitor the color scheme of each scene in a film - making adjustments for consistency and aesthetic effect






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






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






36. A measure of a film stock's sensitivity to light. 'Fast' refers to sensitive film stock - while slow film is relatively insensitive






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






38. A single take that contains an entire scene






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






40. Creating an image by combining several elements created separately using computer graphics rather than photographic means






41. The aspect ratio of 1.33:1 - standardized by the Academy of Motion Picture Art and Sciences until the development of widescreen formats in the 1950s






42. 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






43. A chemical embedded in the emulsion layer of film stock that - when developed after exposure - releases a particular color dye (red - green - or blue)






44. A relatively long - uninterrupted sot - generally of a minute or more






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






46. An abrupt shot transition that occurs when Shot A is instantaneously replaced by Shot B.






47. A shot taken from a level camera located approximately 5' to 6' from the ground - simulating the perspective of a person standing before the action presented






48. Dialogue that restates What is already obvious from images or action






49. 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






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