movie terminology Flashcards

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1
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what is a film

A

a motion picture
moving images with sound

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2
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is film an art form

A

yes

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3
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what are personal codes

A

communicated through actors

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4
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how are personal codes done

A

through action
gesture
camera
time
body language

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5
Q

what are tecnical codes

A

camera time lighting colour sound music movement

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6
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film techniques

A

film presents images to viewer to change the audiences attention

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7
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how is audiences attention redirected

A

camera shows and angles, lighting, editing, film language

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8
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elements of film language

A

camera, shots, angles, movement, focus, miseen-séne, lighting, sound and music, editing, performance

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9
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camera

A

impacts aesthetic composition of an image
attention of viewers
used to enhance the theme or narrative

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10
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camera shots

A

wide
medium
close up
pov

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11
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wide shot

A

far from characters

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12
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medeum shots

A

torso face and backround

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13
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close shots

A

head and shoulders of character

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14
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pov

A

what a character sees

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15
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types of angles

A

low
high

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16
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low angles

A

camera below eye level looking up

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17
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high angles

A

above eye level looking down

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18
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types of camera movement

A

pan
tracking

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19
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pan

A

a camera moves up down or side to side

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20
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tracking

A

moved forwards backwards sidie to side on tracks

21
Q

types of focus

A

in focus
out of focus
soft focus
deep focus
sallow focus

22
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in focus

A

image is sharp

23
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out of focus

A

image blurry

24
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soft focus

A

charachter, sbject hase soft edges

25
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deep focus

A

foreground, middle ground and backround in focus

26
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shallow focus

A

one part in focus another not

27
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mise-en-scéne

A

way the scene is set or staged

27
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parts of mise on scene

A

composition
colour pallet
setting
props
costume

28
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composition

A

way things are positioned

29
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colour pallet

A

range of colour

30
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setting

A

where takes place

31
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prop

A

any items

32
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costume and makeup

A

worn by actors

33
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lighting types

A

hard
soft

34
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hard lighting

A

direct eg spotlight

35
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soft lighting

A

indirect eg kind of seethrough

36
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sound and music

A

engage audiences
helps deliver information

37
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types of sound and music

A

compound score
dialoge
narration
sound affects

38
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compound score

A

music written by composer

39
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dialogue

A

words spoken

40
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narration

A

a voice that tells the story

41
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sound affects

A

sound added to scene

42
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editing

A

how shots are put together
blending images and sounds

43
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cut

A

one shot ends another begins

44
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types of cutting

A

rapid
slow

45
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slow cutting

A

suspencefull
dramatic

46
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rapid cutting

A

action scenes

47
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preformances

A

actors play with facial expressions, body language, voice

48
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what is an actors job

A

repersent the characters