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Film Art Flashcards

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Dividing the screen into fifths vertically and then placing the subject in the second or fourth fifth of the screen is know as using the:

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“golden section” of the screen

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Changing the lens’s focal length while moving the camera toward or away from the subject is executing what camera move?

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Dolly-zoom

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Depth of field refers to:

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The portion of the frame, along the z-axis, that is in focus

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What are the three camera/subject factors that affect depth of field?

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  1. Camera-to-subject distance
  2. Aperture size
  3. Focal length of the lens
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What is an “cut in” in production and post production?

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A shot of a detail within the action of the scene

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What is a “cutaway” in production and post production?

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A shot of a detail outside the action of the scene

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The strength or vibrancy of a color is referred to as the color’s:

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Saturation

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To change focus from one subject to another during a shot is to:

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Rack focus

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What is the common term for a camera angle that is tilted so that it is not parallel with the x-axis?

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A Dutch angle

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10
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Filmic technique that tends to pull the audience out of the realism of the movie is called:

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Formalism

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When the audience is aware of something that one or more characters are unaware of, we have what is know in screenwriting as:

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Dramatic irony

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Skipping over a moment or experience in a story in order to increase the audience’s emotional involvement is known in screenwriting as:

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Omission

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When a story element is planted so that later when we revisit it, it has more impact and doesn’t seem to come from nowhere, we have what is called in screenwriting:

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Planting and payoff

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Information that the audience needs in order to catch up with what the characters already know is known in screenwriting as:

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Exposition

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When the audience is intentionally given the wrong idea about some aspect of the story, the screenwriter is employing:

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Misdirection

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The extent to which the events of a film are believable to the audience (relative to the tone of the film) is known in screenwriting as:

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Plausibility

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17
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What is the casual term for people who are not involved in a particular production?

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Civilians

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18
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What does the term “craft services” refer to in film production?

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The snack table

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19
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What is the “martini shot”?

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The last shot of the day

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20
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What is the “Eastwood rule”?

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Actors can’t fire directors

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21
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What is a “flag” used for in production?

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To prevent light from falling where is isn’t wanted

22
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If you need to point out a particular mistake to a department head, how should you start your comment?

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“Correct me if I’m wrong, but…”

23
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What should always be available at craft services?

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  1. Something savory
  2. Something sweet
  3. Something caffeinated
  4. Water
24
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Who in production is most responsible for continuity?

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The script supervisor

25
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What is “love” in production jargon?

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Electricity

26
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What does it mean to “make the day” in production jargon?

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To shoot everything scheduled for that day

27
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What is the changing spatial relationship between camera and subject called in planning and executing your shots?

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Blocking

28
Q

When it is not necessary to record sound on a particular shot, the slate should read?

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M.O.S.

29
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Actors are not called actors on a set; they are called:

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Talent

30
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Using the “finger rule” to judge remaining daylight, each finger represents how much time?

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15 minutes

31
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What is “buff and puff” in production?

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Hair and makeup

32
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Non-dialogue sounds recorded for post production (such as footsteps) are known as:

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Foley

33
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Dialogue added in post production is called:

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ADR (dubbing)

34
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A soundtrack is the existing songs used in a film, whereas music composed for the film is called the:

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Score

35
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Recording sound using a directional (shotgun) microphone - usually attached to a “fish pole” - is called:

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Booming

36
Q

A tiny microphone that is often hidden on the clothes of an actor is called a _________ mic.

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Lavalier

37
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In editing, when the audio track and the video track are cut at different points, you are creating what kind of cut?

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L-cut

38
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Three production techniques that help avoid over cutting in editing are:

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  1. Deep focus
  2. Rack focus
  3. Long takes
39
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What rule must you not break in production if you don’t want your characters to seem to switch places when you edit a scene?

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The 180 degree rule (“crossing the line”)

40
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What are the five “Sound Rules to Live By”

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  1. Get the microphone as close to the subject as possible
  2. Always use headphones
  3. Always monitor your recording levels
  4. Always scout your locations for sound
  5. Always record wild sounds (especially room tone)
41
Q

Wooden clothespins are known in production as:

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“C-47s” or “bullets”

42
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A useful shot to include in your coverage during production because it can be used to add or remove dialogue in post production is the:

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Over-the-shoulder shot

43
Q

Lighting that is dramatic because it includes very dark and very bright sections of the composition is called:

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Chiaroscuro (or Rembrant) lighting

44
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Lenses that tend to exaggerate the relative size of objects and the distance between objects, and also tend to produce “deep focus” are:

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Wide-angle lenses

45
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A simple and useful way of thinking about and communicating about the acting performance is by considering the character’s experience in terms of:

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Knowledge, emotion, action.

46
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Music and other sounds that the characters in the movie would actually hear are referred to as:

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Diegetic sounds

47
Q

Usually the first shot of your coverage - often a wide shot of the entire action - is called the:

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Master shot

48
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Cuts that do not fit together well for continuity (whether intentionally or not) are referred to as:

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Jump cuts

49
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When something is too obvious in dialogue or storytelling, it is considered:

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On the nose

50
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Elements of a story that defy the norms of physics or human psychology - whether intentionally or not - are considered:

A

Over the top

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