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Film Terminology & Concepts Flashcards

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What do you call a light source which is positioned roughly 45 degrees behind and to the side of the subject (usually to add extra definition & separation)?

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Kicker [DM]

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What heavy duty lights are typically used for outdoor key lighting?

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Hydrargyrum medium-arc iodide or HMI light. [BW]

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What is a concept of positioning lighting to look like it is coming from a light source that makes sense and is justified by the scene?
(ie: moonlight, sunlight, fire)?

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Motivated lighting [JP]

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What camera angle is rotated to insinuate a sense of unease or confusion?

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Dutch Angle [AG]

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What position is also known as the head electrician or chief lighting officer (creates and executes a lighting plan for a production)?

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A Gaffer [LB]

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What describes the relation between the darkest and brightest areas of a subject?

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Contrast Ratio (OS)

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This shot introduces the spatial relations among important characters, objects, and settings:

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Establishing shot [OS]

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What is Depth of Field?

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Depth of Field is the distance between both the closest and farthest objects in shot which are both in focus. [OS]

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What is the cart that crew members use to move cameras and capture a smooth moving shot?

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Camera Dolly [OS]

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This term refers to the composition of a shot, including framing, movement of the camera and characters, lighting, set design, and sound.

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The term referring to the overall composition of a scene is called ‘Mise-en Scène’. [OS]

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What is the concept of shooting shots that are 180 degrees across from each other? (Commonly used for dialogue scenes)

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Reversal [JP]

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The measurement of how many times per second we sample an analog audio signal as it is converted into a digital signal.

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Sample Rate [LS]

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A piece of equipment that is used commonly in noir films to make shadows

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Cookie(Cucoloris) [AG]

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What is another name for a regular clothespin on set?

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C-47 [OC]

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What is a “Honey Wagon”?

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A vacuum truck used to carry human waste/excreta from a film set, or the truck that holds the portable restrooms. [LM]

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What is an “Anamorphic Lens”?

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An anamorphic lens affects how images get projected onto the camera sensor, allowing you to squeeze more information into a picture. [OS]

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What is an “Apple Box”?

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Apple Boxes are multipurpose platforms to raise actors, lights, the camera, or other equipment to different heights
(They look like an apple crate, hence the name). [OS]

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What is a lavalier?

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A lavalier is a very small microphone that is attached to an actor’s body or clothing, they are designed to be discrete and lightweight. [LS]

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Typically a theatrical lantern, this light uses a lens by the same name to wash light across a portion of the stage. It is commonly used for back light or top light by producing a wide, soft-edged beam of light.

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Fresnel Lantern or Fresnel Light [OC]

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In film, this term used to refer to the post-credits scene of a movie or TV program. On set, it refers to a black extension cord.

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Stinger [OS]

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This role is the first assistant to the grip crew or lighting department and fills a number of roles on a television or film set.

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Best Boy [OS]

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A move made by an actor or a camera operator that is in a curved line.

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Banana [LS]

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This type of shot is uses a technique where the subject(s) of the shot is followed by the camera.

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Tracking Shot [OS]

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A cut out very close to a light used to make shadows often in patterns.

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Gobo(go between optics)[AG]

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What are the four aspects of lighting in cinematography?

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C- Color
H- Hardness
I- Intensity
D- Direction
S-Shape

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This concept in film is a visual quality that can give the audience information on the tone, provide foreshadowing, and enhance the optical experience.

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Color [BW]

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This film term refers to the second-to-last shot at a specific location or set.

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Abbey Singer [OS]

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What is the diameter of the opening of a lens? This completely controls depth of field.

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Aperture [BW]

29
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What is an ND Filter?

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An ND Filter (Neutral Density Filter) is a filter that reduces or otherwise modifies the intensity of all wavelengths or colors equally. [OS]

30
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This term refers to the pattern of a shot keeping the same visual properties as the one before it in the same scene.

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Continuity [OS]

31
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What does adjusting the diopter do?

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It adjusts your camera’s viewfinder to suit your eyes, making the image appear sharper by changing the optical power of the lens that adjusts [OC]

32
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What is a Low Boy?

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A low to the ground lighting stand. commonly .7-2 meters off the ground [LS]

33
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What are Clearances?

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Clearance is the process of obtaining permission to use works owned by third parties. [LS]

34
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What is a crosscut in editing?

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Switching back and forth between scenes, often giving the impression that the action occurring in different locations is unfolding at the same moment [OC]

35
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What is rack focus?

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When the focus ring is adjusted to shift the visual focus from one subject in the frame to another during a continuous shot [OC]

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What is Trap Focus?

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Trap Focus is a camera system used to trap the field of view (aka focus) of a shot so that when a subject steps in and out of frame, it will still be in focus. [OS]

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What does a DIT do?

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A DIT assists the DP and camera department, they do data wrangling and protection, and put dailies together. [LS]

38
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A general helper around the film set doing jobs ranging from escorting actors to the set to moving around cameras and props.

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P.A. [BW]

39
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What is a wild wall?

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A “wild wall” is a wall on a film set that can be moved around to get a different camera angle. [LS]

40
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A recording of the natural miasma of sound that exists in any space.

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Room Tone/Wild Track

41
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What is Condenser (microphone)?

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A Condenser is a type of studio microphone that condenses acoustic sound to electrical output. It has high sensitivity and high fidelity. [OS]

42
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What is axis (AKA The 180 Rule)

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Axis is an imaginary eye line between objects and characters. The 180 Rule claims that by keeping the camera on one side of this axis, a scene will be orderly and easy to follow. [OS]

43
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What is a B unit?

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A team of filmmakers tasked with filming shots or sequences separate from the main film, usually called B roll. [OC]

44
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What is B roll?

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Any shot or sequence that isn’t the main action, such as transitions or cutaways. Can come from B unit, archival footage, or stock footage. [OC]

45
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What is a Boom Operator?

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The Boom Operator is responsible for handling the boom mic and other audio-capturing equipment. [OS]

46
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What is a Dolly Grip?

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The Dolly Grip is a technician responsible for placing, leveling, and moving the dolly track as well as pushing and pulling the dolly with its camera and operator. [OS]

47
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What is a Stunt Coordinator?

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The Stunt Coordinator is responsible for the design and preparation of stunt sequences. [OS]

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What is a Stuntman?

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A Stuntman is the actor who performs stunt actions and sequences that could injure other actors. While not necessary for the role, stunt actors may often be doppelgangers another actor; these are called Stunt Doubles. [OS]

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Who is the Property Master?

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The Property Master (AKA Prop Master) is the faculty member responsible for the acquisition, management, and distribution of props. [OS]

50
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What is the distance from the optical center of a lens to the point at which an object comes into focus (usually measured in mm)?

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Focal Length [JP]

51
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What does a pull out accomplish?

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Detaches the viewer from the character, scene, or movie as a whole. It also shows abandonment. [JP]

52
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What is an Arc shot and what does it accomplish?

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Camera orbits around a subject (horizontal or vertical). It shows Intimacy or heroism. [JP]

53
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Which of the following is NOT a name for a particular type of light in the three-point lighting system?
a. Key Light
b. Low Light
c. Fill Light
d. Back Light

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b. Low Light [JP]

54
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According to Murch, what is eye trace?

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Keeping viewers eye in same spot (usually the middle) [OC]

55
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What are the CALMCCC’s?

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Subcategories of cinematography- Composition, Atmospherics, Lighting, Movement, Camera, Color, Coverage [OC]

56
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What is a boom shot and what does it accomplish?

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A smooth vertical camera movement achieved through the use of a crane or jib with counterweights.

Small boom movements reveal info while large boom movements reveal the world in which the scene takes place. [JP]

57
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A shot covers a subject from mid thigh until the top of the subject’s head, what is it called?

A

A Medium-full shot or a Cowboy [OC]

58
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A shot covers only a subject’s face, what is it called?

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A Close-up [OC]

59
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who is used to film high-intensity action scenes that could injure the main actor

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Stunt Double [BW]

60
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an imaging technique that uses radioactive gamma emitting radiation and computers to generate images of various parts of the body.

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Isotope Imaging [BW]

61
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What is a menace arm?

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A menace arm is a lighting rig that allows a light to be boomed over set using one stand. It is usually made with ratchet straps and a long pole like a suspension bridge. [LS]

62
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What does ADR stand for?

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Automated Dialogue Replacement, a process of re-recording audio over original scenes for better audio quality. [BW]

63
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What is an XLR?

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XLR stands for “eXternal Line Return”, which connects audio technology components like microphones and amplifiers to facilitate balanced audio signal transmission. [OC]

64
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What is a device used to hold onto lights, cameras, tripod stands, and more?

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Super clamp [JP]

65
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1st Unit and 2nd Unit

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1st unit is the main group of filmmakers, main director etc. They film most of the shots. 2nd unit will film supplementary shots that do not need directorial supervision. This speeds up the production time of a film. [LS]

66
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An electrical device that can change the amount of light produced by a lamp/light

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Dimmer [BW]

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68
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What is a goalpost and what purpose does it serve?

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A goalpost is a rectangular rig, similar in shape to the frame of a soccer goal, that is used to hang a camera and achieve top-down shots. [OS]

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What is a monitor?

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A camera monitor (or external monitor) is a monitor that attaches externally to a digital camera to aid with photography and cinematography. Camera monitors typically have larger displays than the built-in monitors on consumer cameras, and are also usually brighter and able to reproduce color better. [LS]

IB Film 2023-25 (3 decks)

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