Media Film Vocab
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Dreamer124 on January 13, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Stop motion | Several shots of one subject changing little by little |
| Animation | drawing or clay object is changed slightly every time camera stops |
| Pixilation | same as animation only with live people |
| Model shot | small scale model filmed to look full size |
| Matte shot | opaque screen to obscure portions of frame |
| Development | stage 1; synopsis, treatment, screenplay, shooting script |
| Synopsis | sketch of main idea |
| Treatment | fuller version of narrative |
| Screenplay | fleshes out action, dialogue and some camera directions |
| Shooting script | shot by shot blueprint |
| Preproduction | stage 2; screen tests, shooting schedule and budget |
| Production | stage 3 |
| Post production | stage 4 |
| Director | turns screenplay into film; directing, supervising, and managing |
| Producer | ultimate responsibility for final project |
| Cinematographer | responsible for camera work |
| Gaffer | chief electrician |
| Grips | take care of equipment, sets and props |
| Gofers | run errands for everybody |
| Master shots | continuous shot covering entire action of a scene |
| Dailies | good takes printed overnight and viewed next day |
| Editing | compiling a film from its constituent |
| Scene | a portion of the film; several shots of the same general action |
| Sequence | broader range, unified by thematic concern |
| Establishing shot | orients the viewer |
| Cutaway | type of establishing shot; shot of another subject before/ after cutting to main subject |
| Reverse angle shot | each speaker filmed from opposite angle |
| Reaction shot | showing a characters reaction to some event |
| Jump cut | omitting part of the action between shots |
| Cross cutting | two simultaneous actions in alternating shots |
| Fade in/out | darkening or lightening each successive frame |
| Dissolve | superimposing a fade out over a fade in |
| Foley artist | replaces live sound effects with synchronized subs |
| Shot | single length of film produced by a continuous running of the camera |
| Mise en scene | every element within a shot |
| Close up | an actor's head or hand; an object |
| Medium shot | body from knees or waist up |
| Long shot | entire figure |
| Low-angle shot | below the subject |
| High-angle shot | above subject |
| Pan | pivot left or right (horizontal) |
| Tilt | up or down; pivoting on vertical axis |
| Tracking shot | horizontally; with, towards, away from subject |
| Dolly shot | cameras, moving on wheeled platforms, horizontal |
| Boom/crane shot | vertically lifted |
| Zoom | only the lens moves |
| Key light | chief light illuminating subject |
| High-key lighting | scene flooded; cheerful, bouyant |
| Low-key lighting | low, ominous or melancholy |
| Spotlight | intense beams |
| Floodlight | wash scene with less focused illumination |
| Fill light | provides weaker, broader glow, fills shadows |
| Eyelight | maybe placed near camera to add sparkle to eyes |
| Backlighting | strong light from behind |
| Front lighting | generally softens a face |
| Sidelight | adds solidity and depth |
| Soundtrack | all sounds, runs vertically alongside picture on strip of film |
| Dialogue | synchronous speech |
| Sound effects | synchronous sounds |
| Music | not necessarily in sync |
| Voice over | not in sync |
| Synchronous | in sync |
| Sound cut | sharp shift from one sound to another |
| Segue | gradual transition |
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