2.2 film facts Flashcards
Changing the focal point in an image to something else
Rack focus
Blurring out of something not in focal distance to draw attention to something else;
Opposite: deep focus
Soft focus
A piece of glass, plastic, cloth placed in front of lens to warp light hitting the film
Filters
A shot or scene that mimics existing art; another film or painting, etc
Homage
Applies specifically to actors, placement and movement in a scene
Blocking
Shot from a crane
Often happen in establishing shot
Crane shot
A series of image cut together in a particular order so as to convey on screen actions and evoke emotions from the audience
Montage
Edited in conjunction of a specific song to give it meaning
Musical montage
Scene where events that are ostensibly happening simultaneously are cut between back and forth
Cross cutting
Cut away from ongoing event to other things going on in the same scene and then back to it
Cutaway
The placement and relationship between people and objects in a shot or a given scene
Mise en Scene
A shot moving at less than normal speed, edited into a sequence or montage to create contrast
Slow motion insert
Sound that happens in the onscreen world
Diegetic sound
Comes from outside the onscreen world
Extra diegetic
Audio put in after the fact
Dubbing (配音）
Sound that occurs the ought the movie, like a theme (music)
Motif
Sound affiliated with a specific character (music)
Leitmotif
leit-（詞根）引導
Music mimics the action on screen ( or vice versa)
Micky- Mousing
Primary way Hollywood lights a shot
Three pointing lighting
Primary light source
Key light
Light behind the image being shot to creat 3 dimension
Light behind something, only light source, see the outline of that thing
Back light
Light fills shadow cast by key light
Fill light
Bright, even lighting with few shadows
High key lighting
Style of lighting that emphasizes shadows
Low key lighting
Lights that is on location
Natural light
Available lighting
Time just before sunset; sun is just about to go down.
The Magic Hour
Who is often credited with having invented Montage?
Sergio Eisenstein
Who is often credited with having invented Mise en Scene?
Sam Peckinpah
Who is often credited with having invented cutaway?
Sam Peckinpah
Who is often credited with having invented slow motion insert?
Sam Peckinpah
