Test 3 Flashcards
Blocking
A Production Term Referring To Coordinating Actors’ Movements With Lines Of Dialogue
Forced Perspective
A System Of Constructing And Arranging Buildings And Objects On The Set So That They Diminish In Size Dramatically From Foreground To Background, Which Creates The Illusion Of Depth.
Computer-Generated Imagery
Images That Originate From Computer Graphics Technology, Rather Than Photography
Freeze Frame
Projecting A Series Of Frames Of Film With The Same Image, Which Appears To Stop The Action
Type Casting
The Practice Of Repeatedly Casting Actors In Similar Roles Across Different Films
Method Acting
A Style Of Stage Acting Developed From The Teachings Of Constantin Stanislavsky, Which Trains Actors To Get Into Character Through The Use Of Emotional Memory
Character Actors
An Actor Whose Career Rests On Playing Minor Or Secondary Quirky Characters Rather Than Leading Roles
Extras
An Uncredited Actor, Usually Hired For Crowd Scenes
Cameos
A Short Screen Appearance By A Celebrity, Playing Himself Or Herself
Brechtian Distanciation
Drawing Attention To The Process Of Representation ( Narrative And Characterization) To Break The Theatrical Illusion And Elicit A Distanced, Intellectual Response In The Audience
Figure Placement & Movement
The Arrangement Of Actors On Screen As A Compositional Element That Suggest Themes, Character Development, Emotional Content, And Visual Motifs
Prostheses
Devices That Attach To Actors Face And/Or Bodies To Change Their Appearance
Morphing
An Animation Technique That Uses A Computer Program To Interpolate Frames To Produce The Effect Of An Object Or Creature Changing Gradually Into Something Different. The Program Calculates The Way The Image Must Change In Order For The First Image To Become The Second Over A Series Of Frames
Hard Light
Light Emitted From A Relatively Small Source Positioned Close To The Subject. It Tends To Be Unflattering Because It Creates Deep Shadows And Emphasizes Surface Imperfections
Soft Light
Light Emitted From A Larger Source That Is Scattered Over A Bigger Area Or Reflected Off A Surface Before It Strikes The Subject. Soft Light Minimizes Facial Details, Including Wrinkles.
Available Light
Also Called “Natural Light”, The Process Of Using Sunlight Rather Than Artificial Studio Lights When Filming.
Three-Point Lighting
An Efficient System Developed For Film Lighting. In A Standard Lighting Set-Up, The Key Light Illuminates The Subject, The Fill Light Eliminates Shadows Cast By The Key Light, And The Back Light Separates The Subject From The Background
High-Key Lighting
Lightning Design That Provides An Even Illumination Of The Subject, With Many Facial Details Washed Out. High Key Lightning Tends To Create A Hopeful Mood, In Contrast To Low Key Lighting
Natural-Key Lighting
Lighting Design Where The Key Light Is Somewhat More Intense Than The Fill Light, So The Fill Light Does Not Eliminate Every Shadow. The Effect Is Generally Less Cheerful Than High-Key Lighting, But Not As Gloomy As Low Key Lighting
Low-Key Lighting
Lighting Design In Which The Greater Intensity Of The Key Light Makes It Impossible For The Fill To Eliminate Shadows, Producing A High-Contrast Image ( With Many Grades Of Light And Dark), A Number Of Shadows, And A Somber Mood.
Loose Framing
A Technique Of Leaving Empty Space Around The Subject In The Frame, In Order To Convey Openness And Continuity Of Visible Space And To Imply Off-Screen Space
Tight Framing
A Visual Effect Created When The Subject In The Frame Is Restricted By The Objects Or The Physical Properties Of The Set
Chiaroscuro
The Artful Use Of Light And Dark Areas In The Composition In Black And White Filmmaking
Saturation
The Measure Of Intensity Or Purity Of A Color
Hue
Color. The Strength Of A Hue Is Measured By Its Saturation Or Desaturation
Desaturated
Muted, Washed Out Color That Contains More White Than A Saturated Color
German Expressionism
A Film Style That Emerged In The 1910s In Germany. It Was Heavily Indebted To The Expressionist Art Movement Of The Time And Influenced Subsequent Horror Films And Film Noir
