Details Title: Film History 1st Test Description: Film History 1st Test notes Total Flash Cards: 39 Created: 10/14/2009 13:28:49		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 Christian Categories of Movies Definition films that hinder a walk with Christ, films that do neither (Dumb and Dumber) films we can learn from (Black Hawk, Passion of Christ, etc.) Term Cultural Glutton Definition watch every movie without consideration of effect, thinking TV and Movies do not have a message, hrs. per week of tv/movies vs. hrs. of spiritual growth Term Cultural Anorexic Definition generalize all movies/tv as "worldly", consider depiction of sin is always wrong without considering purpose of the sin, consider are you "out of touch" with peers because of pullin back from culture so much? Term Protagonist vs. Antagonist Definition pro.-> hero and antagonist = villain; they are the worldviews we should consider Term Heroes Self-Revelation Definition heroes speech about what he learned, usually at the end (Jerry McGuire - had me at hello) Term The Four W's Definition Who wins? typically winner glorified Who loses? weaker view point is punished Who dies? Why? Term High Angles Definition Camera is placed up high making the subject appear small Term Low Angles Definition Camera placed low which makes subjects appear very large Term Oblique Angle Definition (canted, or dutch)results in assymmetrical view, suggests that everything is amiss Term Medium Shot Definition equal level with the actor, usually featuring from the waist up Term Bird's Eye View Definition Directly overtop the subject, so abstract it doesn't feel real because no one ever looks directly down Term Worm's Eye View Definition directly under the subject (i.e. the water falling on the alien in Signs) Term Close-Up vs. Extreme Close-Up Definition plain close up-> camera is close to the object (i.e. featuring a face) extreme is focusing on a certain aspect of the face (i.e. scar on face) Term Deep Focus Definition type of focus where foreground, middle ground, and background are all in focus Term Establishing Shot Definition generally a long shot that identifies the location (being at Grove City and then showing a car ride then closing with the SRU entrance sign) Term Swish Pan Definition a zip or reaction to a certain sound or light change Term Pan vs. Tilt Definition pan -> movement on a horizontal axis til -> movement up and down (vertical axis) Term Tracking Shot Definition a moving shot where the camera is placed on a track and moved from side-side or up and down Term Tracking Shot Effects Definition left to right creates a sense of well-being, right to left creates uneasiness, wariness (The Graduate entrance) front to back creates disassociation (bye bye) and back to front is intimate (creepy or wonderful??) Term Lighting (Fill, Key, Back) Definition Fill -> from left to fill in shadows Key -> to provide main light on character (spotlight) Back -> to add depth to object Term High Key Lighting Definition low contrast between key and fill lights, provides warm and bright light usually used in comedies, etc. Term Low Key Lighting Definition high contrast between key and fill lights, ideal for horror, suspense, mystery, etc. Term Graphic Match Definition combining two different object (Ben jumps onto "raft" a.k.a. Mrs. Robinson the Graduate) Term Montage Definition term can also mean "editing" can also be a series of shots in rapid succession (i.e. the Odessa steps massacre in Battleship Potempkin) Term Mise en Scene Definition means "placing on the stage" it is everything that the eyes see (costumes, lighting, postures, etc) Term Diegesis (Diegetic) Definition Greek word for "narrative" means the "world of the film" including on/off screen (R.O.U.S. really do exist, and Star Wars does too) also includes Diegetic sound (makes sense in the context of movie) Term Non-Diegetic Definition something outside the world of the story (when the actor turns to the camera and 'talks to the viewer') Term Muybridge Definition was a wilderness photographer who took the pictures of horse and 4 legs up Term George Eastman and William Walker Definition created new recording material they called film Term Edison Definition developed Kinetograph camera with 35mm film, shot many early films at his "Black Maria", 1894 opened a Kinetoscope parlor in New York Term Lumiere Brothers Definition developed cinematography immensely, **Responsible for 1st projected motion picture for general audience, December 28th, 1895) Term George Melies Definition magician who often made movies featuring his tricks, credited with starting to make darker genres, and made "A Trip to the Moon 1902" Term Trip to the Moon Definition 1902, one of the first animated films, was completely hand colored, and began the idea of "mise en scene" Term Edwin S. Porter Definition made "The Great Train Robbery" in 1903, started the western genre, revealed ability to bring audience in (the gunshot at the end) Term Mack Sennett (director) Definition started Biograph and Keystone and was very much into physical comedy, made "Tillie's Romance" with speeded up playback Term Buster Keaton Definition only comedian who could challenge Chaplin in making serious aspects also funny, also tinkered with camera Term Charlie Chaplin Definition started with Keystone in 1913, 1st film is "Making a Living", teamed with Pickford, Fairbanks, and Griffith to open up United Artists, 1st actor on Time cover Term Mary Pickford Definition tough savvy business woman who founded United Artists and appeared in a TON of films, struggled with sound movies Term Douglas Fairbanks Definition was an avid actor who starred in "athletic roles", married Mary Pickford