Details Title: Film 50: The Child in Cinema Description: UC Berkeley Film 50 Total Flash Cards: 87 Created: 03/12/2009 21:40:50		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Film, Theatre & Television Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term continuity editing Definition the system of joining shots together to create the illusion of a continuous and clear narrative action Term movement match Definition in this type of shot a movement or gesture of a character begun in one shot appears to be seamlessly continued in the next Term direction match Definition in this type of shot the direction in which a person or object is moving is consistent across the splice Term eyeline match Definition the glances of characters in separate shots seem to meet Term shot/reverse shot Definition shots alternate between two characters often in conversation; over the shoulder framings are often used Term axis match Definition the angle from which the camera shoots the action remains the same from shot to shot Term position match Definition the position of an object or person remains in the same area of the frame from shot to shot Term graphic match Definition any juxtaposition of graphically similar images Term rhythmic match Definition any juxtaposition of images with actions moving at similar rates or speeds Term jump cut Definition a continuity mismatch in which the rules of continuity are violated often resulting in the disorientation of the spectator Term iris-in Definition a shot found most often in silent films that opens from darkness in an expanding circle of light Term fade-in Definition a shot that begins in darkness and gradually brightens Term dissolve Definition the superimposition of the end of one shot onto the beginning of the next Term lap dissolve Definition a dissolve in which the superimposition of the two images lingers often to make a point about the relation of the two shots Term wipe Definition in its simplest form, a vertical line moves across the screen removing the contents of the last shot and replacing it with the next Term point of view shot (eyeline shot) Definition the shot that immediately follows a shot in which we see a character looking at something offscreen or beyond the borders of the frame Term reaction shot Definition a shot following the POV shot revealing the reaction of the character from whose point of view we were looking Term cross-cut Definition a cut to another scene or line of action that is usually spatially remote from the original line or action but which seems to be happening simultaneously in time Term contrast cut Definition cutting back and forth btwn two contrasting actions so that one action strengthens the audience response to the other Term associational cut Definition a cut made for symbolic purposes to an object which is not present in the world of the films story Term flashback/forward Definition a cut which takes the action to a prior or future time in the plot Term close up Definition a shot taken very close to a subject so that it fills most of the frame Term big close up Definition a shot so close it shows detail only or only a very close view of the object itself Term medium close up Definition a shot framing the human subject from the level of the midchest up Term medium shot Definition a shot framing the human figure from the waist up Term medium long shot Definition frames the body from the knees up Term full shot Definition the body appears in its entirety, approximately equal to the height of the screen Term long shot Definition the human character appears shorter than the height of the screen and a fair amount of setting is encompassed Term extreme long shot Definition the human subject is tiny in relation to the size of the screen Term establishing shot Definition usually a long shot used near the beginning of a sequence used to establish the setting or the position of people or objects so that the viewer remains oriented when the sequence is later broken down Term pan Definition the camera rotates from a fixed position along a horizontal plane Term swish pan Definition a very fast pan that makes action appear blurred Term tilt Definition the camera rotates from a fixed position through a vertical plane Term traveling shot Definition the camera and whatever it is mounted on moves as it photographs the action Term crane shot Definition a shot taken from a crane specially constructed for the camera Term straight on/eye level Definition the camera is located at eye level in relation to the subject Term high angle/angle down Definition the camera is positioned above the subject and shoots down at it Term low angle/angle up Definition the camera is positioned below the subject Term dutch angle Definition the camera is tilted so that the frame is not parallel to the horizon Term normal lens Definition produces an image with perspective that seems comparable to that seen by the human eye Term wide angle lens Definition gives a wider angle of vision than a normal lens Term fish eye lens Definition an extreme wide angle lens that distorts the image so straight lines appear bent or bowed near the edge of the frame Term telephoto lens Definition enlarges or magnifies distant planes making them seem close to the foreground Term zoom lens Definition a lens that can be changed gradually during a shot going from wide angle to telephoto or vice versa Term deep focus Definition all objects from close foreground to distant background are seen in sharp definition Term soft focus Definition the foreground is in sharp focus while the background appears diffuse and hazy Term rack focus Definition a shot during which the focus changes bringing certain objects in and out of focus Term three point lighting Definition associated with the classic hollywood style, uses a key, fill, and back light Term key light Definition brightest and primary light source of an image which casts the dominant shadows Term fill light Definition light which fills in to eliminate shadows created by the key light Term backlight Definition illumination coming from behind the objects photographed outlining or highlighting contours of the figure Term high key lighting Definition bright, even illumination with low contrast and few conspicuous shadows Term low key lighting Definition general low level of illumination with high contrast atmospheric pools of light Term composition Definition the significant graphic characteristics of a shot (as in lines, positioning and framing) Term symbolism Definition any element of a shot that seems to stand for more than its literal definition Term diegetic sound Definition sound whose source comes from within the imaginary world of the film Term nondiegetic sound Definition sound coming from the space outside the narrative Term internal diegetic sound Definition sound coming from the mind of the character that we can see or hear but other characters cannot Term metadiegetic Definition the source of the sound is diegetic but it is distorted to heighten the dramatic effect for the spectator Term on-screen sound Definition the source of the sound is present within the shot Term off-screen sound Definition diegetic sound that comes from beyond he frame Term parallel Definition sound which complements the image Term counterpoint Definition sound which goes counter to the image Term sonic texture Definition significant variations or effects achieved through the loudness of the soundtrack or characterization achieved through voice pitch, timber, or dialect Term mise-en-scene Definition means putting into the scene; the act of staging all the events for the camera Term cinematography Definition literally, writing in movement Term exposure Definition the regulation of how much light passes through the camera lens Term filters Definition slices of glass or gelatin put in front of the lens to reduce certain frequencies of light reaching the film Term aspect ratio Definition ratio of the frame width to height Term sound bridge Definition sound from one scene lingers briefly while the image is already present in the next scene Term 8 1/2 Definition Federico Fellini Italy 1963 Term Window Water Baby Moving Definition Stan Brakhage USA 1959 Term Edison and Lumiere Shorts Definition USA 1895-1898 Term Great Train Robbery Definition Edwin S. Porter USA 1903 Term Birth of a Nation Definition DW Griffith USA 1915 Term The Kid Definition Charlie Chaplin USA 1921 Term Where are my children? Definition Lois Weber USA 1916 Term Odessa Steps Sequence from The Battleship Potemkin Definition Sergei Eisenstein USSR 1925 Term Metropolis Definition Fritz Lang Germany 1927 Term I Was Born But... Definition Yasujiro Ozu Japan 1932 Term Meet Me In St. Louis Definition Vincente Minnelli USA 1946 Term Shadow of a Doubt Definition Alfred Hitchcock USA 1943 Term The Bicycle Thief Definition Vittorio de Sica Italy 1948 Term Aparajito Definition Satyajit Ray India 1956 Term Les Quatre Cent Coups (The 400 Blows) Definition Francois Truffaut France 1959 Term Mouchette Definition Robert Bresson France 1967 Term three types of musical Definition folk, fairy tale and backstage musicals