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Details Title: American Studies Description: Glossary of Terms Total Flash Cards: 54 Created: 02/02/2006 07:31:33	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term Abstract Form Definition Organization where the parts relate to one another through repetition and variation of shape, color, rhythm, and direction of movement Term Academy ration Definition Standardized shape of the film frame; 1.85:1 Term Aerial perspective Definition Cue for suggesting represented depth; objects in the distance presented less distinctly than those in the foreground Term Anamorphic lens Definition Lens that makes widescreen films using regular frame size Term Angle of framing Definition Position of frame in relation to subject (high, low, straight-on) Term Animation Definition Process where artificial movement is created by photographing a series of objects, drawings; small changes in position create illusion of movement Term Aspect ratio Definition Relationship of frame's width to height (1.85:1) Term Associational form Definition Organization where the film's parts are juxtaposed to suggest similarities, contrasts, concepts, emotions, and expressive qualities Term Asynchronous sound Definition Sound that is not matched temporally with the movements; out of synchronization Term Auteur Definition Presumed or actual author of a flim; director Term Axis of action Definition Continuity editing- imaginary line that passes from side to side through the nain actors Term Backlighting Definition Illumination cast onto figures in the scene from the side opposite the camera Term Boom Definition Pole that a microphone is place upon so that its position can change as action shifts Term Canted framing Definition View in which the frame is not level; objects in scene are slanted Term CEL animation Definition Uses a series of drawings on pieces of celluloid; illusion of movement Term CGI Definition Computer-generated imagery; using digital software systems Term Cheat cut Definition Continuity editing- cut that presents continuous time from shot to shot but that mismatches the positions of figures or objects Term Cinematography Definition General term for manipulations of film strip by the camera and developing Term Close-up Definition Framing in which the scale of the object shown is relatively large (neck-up) Term Closure Definition Ending of a narrative film reveals the effects of all the casual events and resolves all lines of action Term Continuity editing Definition System of cutting to maintain continuous and clear narrative action. Relies on matching screen direction, position from shot to shot. Term Contrast Definition Difference between the brightest and darkest areas within the frame Term Crane shot Definition Change in framing accomplished by having the camera above the ground and moving through the air in any direction Term Crosscutting Definition Editing that alternates shots of two or more lines of action occurring in different places Term Cut Definition Joining of two strips of film together with a splice Term Cut-in Definition Instantaneous shift from a distant framing to a closer view of some portion of the same space Term Deep focus Definition Use of the camera lens and lighting that keeps both the close and distant planes photographed in sharp focus Term Deep space Definition Arrangement of misc-en-scene elements so that there is a considerable distance between the place closest to the camera and one farthest away Term Dialogue overlap Definition Editing a scene and arranging the cut so that a bit of dialogue coming from shot A is heard under a shot that shows another character on another element in the scene Term Diegesis Definition World of the film's story Term Diegetic sound Definition Any voice, musical passage or sound effect presented as originating from a source within the film's world Term Direct sound Definition Music, noise and speech recorded from the event at the moment of filming Term Discontinuity editing Definition Joining shots by mismatching temporal and spatial relations, a concentration on graphic relationships, violations of the axis of action Term Dissolve Definition Transition between two shots when the first gradually disappears and the second gradually appears Term Distance of framing Definition Camera distance; shot scale Term Distribution Definition Process of supplying finished film to the places where it will be shown Term Dolly Definition Camera support with wheels, used in making tracking shots Term Dubbing Definition Process of replacing part or all of the voices on the sound track in order to correct mistakes or recorded dialogue Term Duration Definition Aspect of temporal manipulation that involves the time span presented in the plot and assumed to operate in the story Term Editing Definition The task of selecting and joining camera takes Term Ellipis Definition The shortening of plot duration achieved by omitting intervals of story duration Term Elliptical editing Definition Shot transitions that omit parts of an event, causing an ellipsis in plot and story duration Term Exhibition Definition The process of showing the finished film to audiences Term Exposure Definition Adjustment of the camera mechanism in order to control how much light strikes each frame of film passing through the aperture Term External diegetic sound Definition Sound represented as coming from a physical source within the story space that we assume characters in the scene also hear Term Extreme close-up Definition Framing where the scale of the object shown is very large Term Extreme long shot Definition Framing where the scale of the object is very small Term Eyeline match Definition Cut obeying the axis of action- first shot shows person looking off in one direction and second shows a nearby space containing what he/she sees Term Fade Definition A dark screen that gradually brightens or disappears (in,out) Term Fill light Definition Illumination from a source less bright than the key light used to soften deep shadows in a scene Term Film noir Definition Dark film- type of American film usually detective or thriller genres; low key lighting and a somber mood Term Film stock Definition Strip of material upon which a series of still photographs is registered; consists of a clear base coated on one side with a light-sensitive emulsion Term Filter Definition Piece of glass or gelatin placed in front of the camera or printer lens to alter quality or quantity of light striking the film in the aperture Term Flashback Definition Alteration of story order in which the plot moves back to show even that have already take place