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Film Terms & Concepts Flashcards

1
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A cinematic technique in which all of or the majority of the film is presented as if found on video recordings made by one or more of the characters involved, through the lens of their camera.

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Found footage

(SW)

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Lowboy

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A c-stand which is not as tall as a standard c-stand.

(MF)

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What is a device or sheet of material, not directly attached to the light, with cutouts to cast shadows of a determined shape or pattern?

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Cookie

(MF)

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Looking room

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The space that the subject of the frame is looking towards

(SW)

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A camera crew member who collaborates with the cinematographer to create the highest picture quality when using digital.

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Digital Imaging Technician (DIT)

(CG)

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Movie Camera

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What type of camera uses multiple photos to create a moving image
(JK)

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Typically, this type of character is known as the “villain” of the story.

(TB)

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Antagonist

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A type of shot (shot angle) in which the camera is filming the scene as if from a character’s eyes.

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POV(Point of View)
(OS)

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A time shortly after sunrise or before sunset when the sun appears redder and softer while still in the sky

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Golden Hour

(JR)

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What is a gimbal?

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A gimbal is a tool to use when filming that helps create smooth shots of film. It utilizes a pivoted support system to allow the camera to rotate. It uses sensors, motors, and other technology to stabilize the camera.

(CS)

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What is a small, hands-free microphone clipped to the body, hair, or clothing known as?

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Lavalier

(SW)

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What is a fisheye lens?

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A very wide lens that distorts the image.

(CS)

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A producer who is the head of the office and management side during the daily operations of production.

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Line Producer

(CG)

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A shot that zooms close up to a character’s face to convey an emotion

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Close-up
(OS)

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What is a person who’s responsibility include managing lighting and associated resources under the direction of the Director of Photography (DP)

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Gaffer (JR)

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What is a Dolly

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A wheeled cart or similar device used in filmmaking and television production to create smooth horizontal camera movements (OS)

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In cinematography, ______ is swiveling the camera horizontally from a stable position.

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Panning

(TB)

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A lightweight camera stabilizer that keeps a film camera steady during tracking shots, consisting of a shock-absorbing arm and a thin, but strong, camera mount.

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Steadicam

(SW)

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Transitioning a shallow depth of field between different focus points during a single shot

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Racking focus (rack focus)

(SW)

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A type of focus in which no part of the shot is in perfect focus

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Soft focus

(SW)

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A depth of field in which both the subject and the background are shown in detail

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Deep focus

(SW)

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The angle which shows the subject from below their eyeline, looking up at them, and is used to make them seem more powerful or dangerous.

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Low angle

(SW)

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A type of camera angle, most commonly used in Western movies in conjunction with a cowboy shot

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A Hip level angle

(JR)

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The recording of sound in an empty room or a room in which all the actors are silent

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Room Tone

(TB)

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25
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A list made by Mr. Friedman that is everything about how a shot is framed, lit, and photographed

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CALM CCCs
(OS)

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Any sound that the character(s) and audience can hear on screen

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Diegetic Sound

(TB)

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27
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A high angle at 90 degrees becomes a __________

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Overhead Shot
(JR)

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28
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When a shot is skewed, making the shot seems to seem uneasy or can display background, or can be used to heighten tension

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Dutch Angle

(OS)

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29
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Any sound that the audience can hear but the characters on screen cannot hear.

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Nondiegetic Sound

(TB)

30
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Footage

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Recorded video Material

(CG)

31
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A rectangular clothespin used for lighting purposes.

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C47

(CG)

32
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A camera lens used to create a close up shot.

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Macro Lens
(JK)

33
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A camera lens that filters out all of the light waves except infrared for a unique visual effect.

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Infrared Lens
(JK)

34
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A common lighting technique in which the subject is lit by a backlight behind them, a keylight highlighting them, and a fill light balancing out the shadows of the keylight

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Three-point lighting

(SW)

35
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An editing technique in which the editor cuts between two scenes occurring in different locations at the same time

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Cross-cutting

(SW)

36
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Records any sound from the environment to add realism into the scene

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Wild Tone

(CS)

37
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Acts like a hybrid between a single and two shot and similar to a single, often focusing on one character at a time. A sense that the audience is included in the moment.

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Over the shoulder shot (OTS)

(CS)

38
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This framing features one character alone in the frame, the primary focus. Clean single, no part of any other character can be seen, dirty single includes another character’s presence in the shot/scene.

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Single shot

(CS)

39
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This shot CONFIRMS the geography of a scene and emphasizes characters and objects

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Master Shot

(TB)

40
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Often used during dialogue, this shot can also emphasize a height difference

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Shoulder-Level Shot
(TB)

41
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Which shot has zero movements and is made by locking a gimbal to a tripod

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Static shot
(OS)

42
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This shot rotates the camera horizontally while keeping the camera in a fixed location.

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Pan shot
(OS)

43
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Which shot can Make a film look like a documentary?

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Random Movement Shot
(JK)

44
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Which camera shot moves around the subject like a 360?

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Arc Shot
(JK)

45
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What camera shot follows the subject moving left or right?

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Trucking Shot
(JK)

46
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What shot moves with the subject in a fallowing motion?

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Tracking Shot
(JK)

47
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What shot moves the camera up or down?

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Boom Shot
(JK)

48
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This is also known as the vertigo effect. It creates a sense of disorientation as either the subject or background is emphasized while the other is de-emphasized.

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Dolly Zoom

(CG)

49
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A horizontal sweep of a scene.

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Pan

(CG)

50
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One of the most common camera heights. Stays eye level with the subject.

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Eye level shot

JR

51
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A shot that looks down at the subject. Can be used to diminish the subject.

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High Angle

JR

52
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A shot that is at knee height. Doubles as a low angle.

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Knee level shot

JR

53
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A shot originating from the ground. Used to reveal detail that may not otherwise be seen.

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Ground level shot

JR

54
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A type of Pan that rapidly “whips” between two subjects.

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Whip Pan

JR

55
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A montage method that shows the conditions/development of a concept by purposely shortening longer scenes to the minimum length that still conveys the meaning of the scene.

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Metric Montage

(SW)

56
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A montage method that combines two unrelated shots to create a meaning that neither of them had before

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Intellectual Montage

(SW)

57
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The effect proposed by an early Russian filmmaker wherein the meaning of a shot can be manipulated by the shots it is surrounded by

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Kuleshov Effect

(SW)

58
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A space technique in which the image is staged with very little depth and the subjects of the shot occupy the same plane of view

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Shallow Space

(SW)

59
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A space technique in which significant parts of the shot are positioned both near to and far away from the camera, and the subjects may not all be on the same plane, and may not all be in focus

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Deep Space

(SW)

60
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This film movement explored techniques, such as non-linear editing, innovative lighting, attempts to portray dreams and fantasies, and methods to tell a story from a protagonist’s point of view.

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French Impressionism

(TB)

61
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This time period was from the 1930s to the late 1940s and refers to when Hollywood dominated the film industry in terms of both critical acclaim, and commercial success.

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Golden Age of Hollywood

(TB)

62
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Illuminating from behind a person or object

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Backlighting

(TB)

63
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What is the empty space around the subject called?

A

Negative Space

(JR)

64
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What is the area given to the subject called?

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Positive Space

(JR)

65
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This can create contrast in a scene to “pop” a subject out from the background. Can be used to represent character traits. It creates ambiance, amplifies emotion, and heightens symbolism.

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Color

(JR)

66
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fills in the high-contrast shadows that the key light creates on a subject’s face.

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fill lighting
(JK)

67
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often bright light that casts harsh shadows and draws attention to a specific part of a photo.

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hard lighting
(JK)

68
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What is the type of lighting where the light source is placed in front of the subject?

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Frontal lighting
(CS)

69
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What type of lighting is referred to as putting emphasis on the subject?

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Key lighting
(CS)

70
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What type of lighting creates a happier and cozy feeling?

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Warm lighting
(CS)

71
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lighting that falls on a subject at roughly ninety degrees to the camera

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Side lighting
(JK)

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