Film Studies Flashcards
Optical Illusion
Something that deceives the eye
Persistence of Vision
After the object is removed, it remains in the eye (a type of optical illusion)
Zoetrope
Pre-film animation device
Magic Lantern
Early type of image projector
Flip Book
A booklet with a series of images, when flipped, seems like the picture is moving
Mise en Scene
A french term for “staging” - described everything in the filmed image
Long shot
Short from a distance
Extreme long shot
Short from an even greater distance
Full Shot
Shot where the subject fills the frame
Close up
Frames a person or object
Extreme close up
Really close to a specific thing
Medium shot
Shot from the subject knees to head - upper body
Bird’s Eye View shot
Highest possible angle
Point of view shot
Shows a character’s perspective
Over-the-shoulder shot
Shows a convo between two people - from over one person’s shoulder
Classic
A work of art of recognized and established value.
Psychic
Relating to the soul or mind
Exorcism
Cast a demon out of a person - ritual
Poltergeist
A “noisy spirit” - unseen
Take
A single recording of a shot
Shot
A piece of film run through a camera (uninterrupted)
Allusion
Reference to something (literary, mythological, historical)
Editor
The person who determines the final film contents
Director
Directs the making of the film
Producer
Finances and supervises the film
Cinematography
Techniques used to manipulate a camera
Setting
Time/place a story occurs
Synopsis
Short description of the film
Hero
The admired character - noble qualities
Plot
Dramatic events or actions that make up the film.
Catharsis
The process that attracts people to scary stories.
Morbid fascination
The human need to understand - curiosity
Tribal Rite of passage theory
Conquering fears using horror films
Excitation Transfer Theory
The increase in a person’s heart rate, blood pressure, etc. because of a horror film
