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Foundations of Film Literacy 2
Basic Film Terms
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Film, Theatre & Television
Undergraduate 1
12/16/2008

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abstract form
Definition
parts of a film relate to one another through visual repetition and variation
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academy ratio
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standardized shape of film 1:85:1
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aerial perspective
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suggest represented depth by making stuff up close distinct and stuff far away indistinct
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anamorphic lens
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camera takes in a wide field of view and squeezes it into regular sized film. A projector then unsqueezes the image
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angle of framing
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position of frame in comparison to subject
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animation
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aspect ratio
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relationship of a frames width to its height 1:85:1
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associational form
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a films parts are juxtaposed to show similarities, differences etc
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asynchronous sound
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when sound is temporarily out of sync with movements. ex sound is out of sync with lips
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auteur
Definition
author of a film, usually director. a good filmmaker is an auteur
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axis of action
Definition
180* line
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backlighting
Definition
lighting cast from the opposite side of the camera creating a silhouette
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boom
Definition
the pole that the microphone is on
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canted framing
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framing on a diagonal where one side is higher than the other
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categorical form
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cel animation
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drawings on celluloid used to make animation
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CGI
Definition
computer generated imagery
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cheat cut
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a cut that has continuous time between the two shots but mismatches the position of figures
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cinematography
Definition
in making film: camera use to film and laboratory work to develop it
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close-up
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closure
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the resolution of a narrative film
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continuity editing
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system of cutting to maintain continuous and clear narrative action
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contrast
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the difference between the brightest and darkest areas within the frame
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auteur theory
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a director's film reflect that director's personal creative vision. multiple films done by the same director can have the same auteur
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cut-in
Definition
shift from a distant framing to a closer view of the same image
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deep focus
Definition
the foreground and background are in focus
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deep space
Definition
an arangements of mise en scene elements so that there is a large amount of distance between the forground and background
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dialouge overlap
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a cut when dialouge from shot a is heard in shot b
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diegesis
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the world of the films story, includes stuff not shown
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diegetic sound
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sound originating from film's world
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direct sound
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sound recorded when event was filmed
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discontinuity editing
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system of joining shots so that the story isn't shown in order
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dissolve
Definition
one shots disappears as the other appears, the 2 shots are superimposed on each other in the middle
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distance of framing
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distance camera is from mise en scene elements
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distribution
Definition
distributing finished films
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dolly
Definition
a camera support with wheels that moves on a track
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ellipsis
Definition
in narrative film, the shortening of plot duration by omitting intervals of story duration
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elliptical editing
Definition
shot transitions that omit parts of an event causing an ellipsis in plot and story duration
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exhibition
Definition
showing finished films
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exposure
Definition
how much light is exposed to the film through the aperture
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external diegetic sound
Definition
sound from a physical source in the story space that other characters can hear
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eyeline match
Definition
a shot showing a person looking off in one direction and the next cut is that object in the correct direction
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fade
Definition
black to a shot or shot to black
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fill light
Definition
softens shadows
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film noir
Definition
a dark film, term given to american films by french critics. low key lighting somber mood
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film stock
Definition
film: clear base coated on one side with light sensitive emulsion
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focal length
Definition
distance from the center of the lens to where the light is focused
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following shot
Definition
when the framing shifts to keep the moving subject on screen
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graphic match
Definition
two shots joined to create strong similarity of graphic elements
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height of framing
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how hight the camera is above the ground
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