film terms Flashcards

(42 cards)

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aerial shot

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shot from high above

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angle

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position of the camera

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animation

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method of making inanimate objects life like

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aspect ratio

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the ratio of the width to hight of a film image

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asynchronous sound

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sound that does not have its source in a film image

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backlighting

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light that comes behind subject

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chiaroscuro lighting

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composition of light and dark in an image

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cinematography

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therm for various stages of motion picture

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close up

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imagine in which distance between subject and point of view is super close

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composition

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arrangement of visual elements

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computer graphics

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images created by a computer special effects

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continuity editing

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an editing style that creates illusion of reality

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contrapuntal sound

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sound that contrasts image

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crane shot

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shot done with a crane

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crosscutting

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editing technique that goes between two different scenes

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cutting

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changing to another image

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deep focus

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a focus with multiple subjects in focus

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depth of field

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a range of planes in an image

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direct sound

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sound recorded at the same time an image is filmed

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dissolve

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transition from one image fades to another

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documentary

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non fiction film about real things

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dubbing

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recording of other sounds during editing

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dvd

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a disk to watch at home

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dvd technology

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digital video disks

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eyeline match
the editing or joining of different shots to show characters pov
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fade in
editing transition of an image coming to screen
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fade out
editing transition of an image leaving the screen
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fast motion
when action is filmed super fast and feels rapid
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feature
main attraction when film is shown
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fill light
helps with key lighting on subject
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film gauge
width of film stock in mm
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filmography
list of information of the entire production etc
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flashback
scene that goes back to the past
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flash forward
a scene that goes to the future
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focus
clarity of an image
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formalism
critical perspective that applies to a style or group of movies
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frame
borders of an image
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fall shot
shot that shows the whole body
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genre
critical category of a move
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handheld shot
shot filmed from a shoulder of camera dude perspective of someone else
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highlighting
sharp intense lighting to concentrate a subject
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ideology
analytical approach that attempts to unmask the personal values that inform a movie