film terms Flashcards
aerial shot
shot from high above
angle
position of the camera
animation
method of making inanimate objects life like
aspect ratio
the ratio of the width to hight of a film image
asynchronous sound
sound that does not have its source in a film image
backlighting
light that comes behind subject
chiaroscuro lighting
composition of light and dark in an image
cinematography
therm for various stages of motion picture
close up
imagine in which distance between subject and point of view is super close
composition
arrangement of visual elements
computer graphics
images created by a computer special effects
continuity editing
an editing style that creates illusion of reality
contrapuntal sound
sound that contrasts image
crane shot
shot done with a crane
crosscutting
editing technique that goes between two different scenes
cutting
changing to another image
deep focus
a focus with multiple subjects in focus
depth of field
a range of planes in an image
direct sound
sound recorded at the same time an image is filmed
dissolve
transition from one image fades to another
documentary
non fiction film about real things
dubbing
recording of other sounds during editing
dvd
a disk to watch at home
dvd technology
digital video disks
eyeline match
the editing or joining of different shots to show characters pov
fade in
editing transition of an image coming to screen
fade out
editing transition of an image leaving the screen
fast motion
when action is filmed super fast and feels rapid
feature
main attraction when film is shown
fill light
helps with key lighting on subject
film gauge
width of film stock in mm
filmography
list of information of the entire production etc
flashback
scene that goes back to the past
flash forward
a scene that goes to the future
focus
clarity of an image
formalism
critical perspective that applies to a style or group of movies
frame
borders of an image
fall shot
shot that shows the whole body
genre
critical category of a move
handheld shot
shot filmed from a shoulder of camera dude perspective of someone else
highlighting
sharp intense lighting to concentrate a subject
ideology
analytical approach that attempts to unmask the personal values that inform a movie