International Film (based on Quizlet deck)

Question 1

Acting style

Answer 1

check book?

Question 2

Analysis of characters

Answer 2

check book?

Question 3

Close-up

Answer 3

Shot that just shows the character’s face

Question 4

Continuity editing

Answer 4

When editing is done in such a way that the viewer doesn’t notice the editing process; done because filmmaker does not want editing to distract viewer from story

Question 5

Costumes

Answer 5

The clothes characters wear that provide viewers with the key to a character’s identity

Question 6

Crane shot

Answer 6

Shot that looks down on the action

Question 7

Cut

Answer 7

The break between two edited shots

Question 8

Deep focus

Answer 8

Shows characters in the background as sharply as characters in the foreground

Question 9

Direct sound

Answer 9

Sound that is recorded when the image is being shot

Question 10

Editing pace

Answer 10

Shot that is held on screen for any length of time

Question 11

Establishing shots

Answer 11

Shots that begin a scene or sequence

Question 12

Frame

Answer 12

How the camera represents the action; can be achieved through high angle, low angle, or canted frame

Question 13

Film speed

Answer 13

The rate at which the film is shot, which can be in slow motion or faster motion

Question 14

High angle

Answer 14

Tilting the camera down at the object of representation; can give an impression of superiority of the viewer

Question 15

Jump cuts

Answer 15

Continuous shot is suddenly broken and the image jumps to new figures

Question 16

Lighting

Answer 16

Used to illuminate an object or a character using either natural or artificial sources (sunlight, lamps); can create a feeling of clarity and optimism, or oppression and gloom

Question 17

Long shot

Answer 17

Shot that shows all of the character’s body

Question 18

Long takes

Answer 18

Shots that remain on a scene or object for an unusually long time

Question 19

Low angle

Answer 19

Tilting the camera up at the object of representation; can give an impression of inferiority of the viewer

Question 20

Medium shot

Answer 20

Shot that shows most of the character’s body

Question 21

Pan

Answer 21

Shot that follows the action by tilting the camera in its direction without moving the camera itself

Question 22

Perspective

Answer 22

The spatial relationship an image establishes between different objects being photographed; can be done by deep focus, shallow focus, or rack focus

Question 23

Postdubbed sound

Answer 23

Sound and dialogue that are added later in the studio

Question 24

Rack focus

Answer 24

Switches the focus quickly from one plane to another

Question 25

Off-screen space

Answer 25

The world that exists beyond the frame; makes possible effects of surprise or revelation (filmfrog.org)

Question 26

Shallow focus

Answer 26

Shows only one plane clearly, another one blurry

Question 27

Shot

Answer 27

Single image you see on the screen before the film cuts to a different image

Question 28

Shot/reverse shot

Answer 28

Editing tactic commonly used between a conversation between two people; switching from shot to shot as the conversation unravels

Question 29

Tone

Answer 29

The range and texture of the colors in a film image

Question 30

Voice-over

Answer 30

The voice of a narrator who typically is not part of the story and cannot be heard by the characters

Question 31

Scene

Answer 31

A series of edited shots that are joined together; usually confined to one place or time

Question 32

Setting

Answer 32

Location and time period in which the film takes place

Question 33

Tracking shot

Answer 33

Shot in which the camera moves alongside the object being recorded