Film 201 - Quiz #1

Front 1

mise-en-scene

Back 1

the way that a director stages the shot, encompassing everything that is put in front of the camera

Front 2

prop

Back 2

an object in the setting of a film which has a function within the ongoing action

Front 3

composition

Back 3

the way that the elements within the frame are arranged

symmetry vs. asymmetry, framing in thirds

Front 4

space

Back 4

planes of action within the frame

deep space and shallow space

Front 5

costume and makeup

Back 5

used for stylistic and narrative purposes, also aids in lighting

Front 6

attached shadow

Back 6

light falls the illuminate parts of an object because it is obstructed by the shape of the object or its surface features

Front 7

cast shadow

Back 7

shadow created by an object blocking a light source

Front 8

Quality (features of film lighting)

Back 8

the intensity of the illumination

hard vs. soft

Front 9

direction (features of film lighting)

Back 9

the path from the source of illumination to the object that is being lit

frontal, back, under and top lighting

Front 10

source (features of film lighting)

Back 10

the source of illumination itself

Front 11

available light

Back 11

using the light available on the location itself

Front 12

practical light

Back 12

light sources that are visible in the frame, used both as props as well as sources of illumination

Front 13

hidden lights

Back 13

off-screen light sources

Front 14

natural light

Back 14

sun light

Front 15

colour (features of film lighting)

Back 15

the colour of the illumination itself

use filters to control the hue

Front 16

key light - three point lighting

Back 16

primary source of light in a shot

Front 17

fill light - three point lighting

Back 17

less intense source that is used to fill in shadows

Front 18

back light - three point lighting

Back 18

least intense light, typically used to make object pop out from the background

Front 19

contrast

Back 19

the lighting ratio

Front 20

high-key lighting

Back 20

using fill and back lights to maximize contrast and create dark, deep shadows

Front 21

low-key illumination

Back 21

using less intense fill and back lights to maximize contrast and create dark deep shadows

Front 22

chiarosuco lighting

Back 22

the use of strong contrast between light and dark

Front 23

cinematography

Back 23

writing in motion

Front 24

film stock

Back 24

used for recording motion pictures

Front 25

properties of film stocks

Back 25

black and white vs. colour
saturated (vibrant) vs. unsaturated (washed out)
high contrast (black and white) vs. low contrast (grey scale)

Front 26

film speed

Back 26

measure of the sensitivity of the stock to light (ISO)

Front 27

exposure

Back 27

controlling the amount of light that touches the film stock/digital video clip

Front 28

aperture

Back 28

width of the opening of a camera lens

Front 29

shutter speed

Back 29

duration of time that the shutter (lens) is open

longer - more light let in - film kept constant

Front 30

frame rates

Back 30

controlling the speed of motion (standard: 24 fps)

lower fps: fast motion (ex: 12fps)
higher fps: slow motion (ex: 120fps)

Front 31

speed ramping

Back 31

changing the frame rates in the middle of the shot

Front 32

perspective

Back 32

our perception of the space, depth, and spatial relations in parts of a scene

Front 33

focal length

Back 33

the distance from the center of the lens to the point where light ray converge to focus. measured in mm

3 classes:
wide angle (short)
medium angle (middle)
telephoto (long)

Front 34

depth of field

Back 34

a measure of the range of distance that can be in focus in a sharp distance

Front 35

selective focus/shallow focus

Back 35

one single plane of action in focus, rest of image blurs out

Front 36

deep focus

Back 36

much of the frame in focus as possible

Front 37

racking/pulling focus

Back 37

filmmaker adjusts the focal point during the shot

Front 38

aspect ratio

Back 38

shape of the frame (width to height)

Front 39

camera distance

Back 39

framing of shot positions the viewer at a certain distance to the mise en scene of the shot

Front 40

extreme close up

Back 40

focus on certain parts of the face: lips, eyes, nose, or ear, etc

Front 41

close up

Back 41

head shot

Front 42

medium close up

Back 42

chest/shoulders up

Front 43

medium shot

Back 43

waist up

Front 44

medium long shot

Back 44

knees up

Front 45

long shot

Back 45

full body, can make out detail

Front 46

extreme long shot

Back 46

full body but can't make out detail

Front 47

static shot

Back 47

camera remains motionless

Front 48

pan

Back 48

camera remains fixed but rotates from left to right

Front 49

tilt

Back 49

camera remains fixed but moves up and down

Front 50

tracking/dolly shot

Back 50

camera moves

Front 51

crane shot

Back 51

camera moves above ground level

Front 52

handheld shot

Back 52

camera is held by a moving camera operator

Front 53

superimposition

Back 53

double exposure of a film strip

Front 54

process shots

Back 54

projection work: rear projection and front projection (driving in a car)

matte work: photographing the setting separate from the acting using paintings or green screens