Film Terminology & Concepts

Question 1

What is the Kinemacolor process?

Answer 1

A process that involved alternating red and green color filters that were applied to the shutter in front of the camera and in front of the projector
[AB]

Question 2

Persistence of Vision

Answer 2

an optical illusion that occurs when the brain retains an image after it has disappeared from view
[NL]

Question 3

Cross Cutting

Answer 3

A video editing technique which switches back and forth between scenes often giving the impression that the action occurring in different locations is unfolding at the same moment.
[AB]

Question 4

What is non-diegetic dialogue?

Answer 4

any sound that does not originate from within the film’s world [NL]

Question 5

What is an Abby Singer?

Answer 5

the second-to-last shot at a specific film location [NL]

Question 6

What is a Honey Wagon?

Answer 6

a portable toilet unit used in the film and television industry {NL]

Question 7

What is the name of the department on a film set that provides snacks and drinks to the crew of a film set?

Answer 7

“Crafty” [NL]

Question 8

Cookie lighting

Answer 8

A type lighting technique which breaks up the light from a light source to create various patterns.
[AB]

Question 9

What is montage in film?

Answer 9

The process or technique of selecting, editing, and piecing together separate sections of film to form a continuous whole
[AB]

Question 10

What is diegetic audio?

Answer 10

any sound that comes naturally from the world of the video [NL]

Question 11

Hollywood

Answer 11

To hold a flag up. Ex: “Go over there and hold the flag adjust it until I like the look”
[AB]

Question 12

What is a Gimbal?

Answer 12

a pivoted support that permits rotation of an object about an axis

Question 13

What is the process where an image/video is projected on a screen behind the subject?

Answer 13

Rear Projection
[EK]

Question 14

Wild wall

Answer 14

A flat on a motion picture or television set that can be quickly and silently
[AB]

Question 15

Banana

Answer 15

where an actor is instructed to walk in the scene in a slight curve instead of a straight line.
[AB]

Question 16

Hot brick

Answer 16

A fully charged walkie talkie battery.
[AB]

Question 17

Crafty

Answer 17

The department that provides food and drinks to the cast and crew
[AB]

Question 18

Menace Arm

Answer 18

A piece of grip equipment that can take your shot to the next level by allowing the light to land somewhere that might not have been possible with a regular stand.
[AB]

Question 19

Cardioid

Answer 19

A microphone that has strong sensitivity to audio from the front (‘on-axis’), good sensitivity on the sides (at 90 degrees, approximately 6dB less than the front), and good rejection of sound from the rear. The cardioid pattern can almost be visualized as a heart-shaped pattern.
[AB]

Question 20

Fresnel

Answer 20

A lens that is just like a regular lens, but it weighs less. It focuses light so that instead of going in every direction, it becomes focused onto a small circular area that you can change the size of by turning a knob on the light.
[AB]

Question 21

Greeking

Answer 21

Changing trademarks that haven’t been cleared for use within the film.
[AB]

Question 22

What is a

Lavalier

Answer 22

A hands free microphone that allows for the use of your hands.
[EK]

Question 23

What is Cinema Vértité

Answer 23

an observational, documentary-style filmmaking that feels “real” and that follows impromptu rather than scripted action.
[AB]

Question 24

Diopter

Answer 24

Close-up lenses or close-up filters are accessories mounted in front of photographic lenses and cine lenses to enable focusing closer than the lens will do by itself.
[AB]

Question 25

What is Technicolor?

Answer 25

the process of producing colour film by means of superimposing synchronized films of the same scene, each of which has a different colour filter, to obtain the desired mix of colour [NL]

Question 26

Stanislavski Technique

Answer 26

The method is an actor training system made up of various different techniques designed to allow actors to create believable characters and help them to really put themselves in the place of a character [NL]

Question 27

Widescreen film

Answer 27

Widescreen images are displayed within a set of aspect ratios (relationship of image width to height) used in film, television and computer screens. In film, a widescreen film is any film image with a width-to-height aspect ratio greater than 4:3 (1.33:1) [NL]

Question 28

“Talkie”

Answer 28

a movie that includes synchronized dialogue and sound, as opposed to a silent film [NL]

Question 29

Movie gimmick

Answer 29

A movie gimmick is an unusual idea intended to enhance the viewing experience of a film, and thus increase box office sales [NL]