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Film Midterm Flashcards

1
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Aperture

A

Distance of subject from the camera

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2
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Frame

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Individual photographic frame

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3
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Film is a

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Photographic chemical-based medium

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4
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Video is an

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Electronic medium based on recording to digital media

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5
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Distribution and exhibition

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Film prints for photographic projection

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6
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Sequence of frames

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Shot

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7
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Frame rate

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24 per second

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8
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Setup

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Basic component of a films production

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9
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Shots are a way of

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Accomplishing goals

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10
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Overheads are great

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Precursors to storyboards

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11
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Shooting script is

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An annotated version of the script

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12
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Shooting script has

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Numbering scenes for preparation and logging

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13
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Coverage

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Shoot out directionally by size

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14
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Most credited for first exploration in use of decor

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German filmmakers of the 1920s

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15
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Two films whose directors investigated how external settings suggested integral states of mind

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F.W. Murnau’s Nosferatu Fritz Lang’s M,Metropolis

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16
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three point key lighting system

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key fill back

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17
Q

high key lighting is for

A

musicals and comedies

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18
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low key lighting is for

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dramas and genre

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19
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underexposure gives film

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unrealistic tone

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20
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Underexposure audience

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almost overwhelmed by the act
of trying to see

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21
Q

Overexposure replicates

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common
perceptual experience

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22
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Overexposure does not mimic

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routine perceptual experience

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23
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Focusable spots can be

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Open-faced or lensed

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24
Q

Open-faced focusable spots

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bare lamp with no
lens

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24
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Open-faced focusable spots

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bare lamp with no
lens

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25
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drawback of open faced

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direct light mixes with light bouncing

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26
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lensed faceable spots are

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more desirable because they are easier to manipulate

27
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barn doors

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black metal doors mounted on the front of the instrument

28
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spill

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excess light

29
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fresnel spot named for

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French physicist Augustin Jean Fresnel

30
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Augustin Fresnel supported

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wave theory of light

31
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Fresnel lens eliminates

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multiple sources and indistinct shadows of open faced instruments

32
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practicals

A

table or floor lamps (house lights)

33
Q

reflectors

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reflect sunlight into shadows when outside

34
Q

reflectors produce

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fill light for characters

35
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incident light

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falls on a subject

36
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reflective light

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bounces off the illuminated subject

37
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foot candle

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amount of light 1 foot from a burning candle

38
Q

fc

A

measuring volume of light

39
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shutter speed

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how long each individual frame is exposed to light

40
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latitude

A

amount of under or overexposure with detail

41
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latitude is

A

seeing range of film

42
Q

soft or sharp focus isolate

A

subject in a space

43
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soft or sharp focus suggest

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subject lacks clarity

44
Q

basic coverage

A

direction over everything

45
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lens speed

A

maximum aperture

46
Q

maximum aperture

A

widest the lens diaphragm will go

47
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f3.5

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slow lens

48
Q

f1.8

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fast lens

49
Q

telephoto lenses

A

almost always slower than wide angler lenses

50
Q

higher f-stops

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greater depth of field and focus

51
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lower f-stops

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shallower depth of field and less focus

52
Q

f16 has - depth of field than f2.8

A

greater

53
Q

more negative space

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cinematically and aesthetically pleasing

54
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dutch angle

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centered

55
Q

1st act

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premise

56
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2nd act

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what is at stake

57
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3rd act

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conflict and resolution

58
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character arc

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how a character changes over the course of the film

59
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coverage has multiple

A

shots of the same scene for match action editing

60
Q

what comes first

A

direction

61
Q

back lighting

A

separates subjects from lighting

62
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motivated lighting

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the scene and audience has to bellows the light comes from the setting

63
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motivated lighting ex

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car light

64
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unmotivated lighting

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dreamlike lighting

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