Chapter 8, 9, 10 Vocab

Question 1

Camera Obscura

Answer 1

The forerunner of the modern camera, a dark room with a small hole in one side, through which an inverted image of the view outside is projected onto the opposite wall, screen, or mirror.

Question 2

Dauerreotype

Answer 2

A photograph taken by an early photographic process developed in the 1830s, in which a treated metal plate was exposed to light, and the chemical reactions on the plate created the first satisfactory photographic images.

Question 3

Film Editing

Answer 3

The process by which an editor compiles shots into scenes and into a film.

Question 4

Film Noir

Answer 4

A genre of dark and browsing black and white films originating in Hollywood in the 1940s.

Question 5

Montage

Answer 5

In motion pictures, the combining of shots into a rapid sequence to portray the character of a single event through multiple views.

Question 6

Shot

Answer 6

Any uninterrupted run of a film camera; shots are compiled into scenes, then into movies.

Question 7

Font

Answer 7

The name given to a style of type.

Question 8

Logo

Answer 8

A sign, name, or trademark of an institution, firm, or publication.

Question 9

Title Sequence

Answer 9

The roll of credits at the beginning of a motion picture or television program.

Question 10

Typography

Answer 10

The art and technique of composing printed materials from type.