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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Set | The place where the film is made, inside or outside workplace (related to setting ) |
| Silent film | No sound on film, title cords provide exposition and dialogue |
| Special effects | The illusions, the stunts, the magic that created on film |
| Studio | the company that makes the film, the place where the film is shot |
| Subtitle | the words at the bottom of the screen, translated of the dialogue |
| synopsis | A summary of the film in the present tense |
| title cards | inserted black cards with dialogue or exposition for silent films |
| vehicle | a method or the medium by which an actor actress director producer can showcase talent |
| Angle | the direction, the angel at which the camera is held in relation to the subject, like low angle, high angle, side angle |
| Cinematography | the art of composition for a film, the angle, framing lighting costume etc |
| Composition | the arrangement of people and things for him |
| Costuming | Clothing plus makeup |
| Direct/direction | the way a director puts people and objects on films, movement of the camera, story through a action |
| framing | the way and things (people and objects) fit in the frame |
| frame | Each picture and the aspect ratio,height and width (24 frames per second) |
| mise-en-scene | Everything you see on the film, the setting and the characters |
| Produce/production | put the film together, the business aspect of film making |
| scene | a combination of shots that move the story forward, a segment of narrative |
| Shot | A single piece of film, uncut |
| Staging | decision to move actors and objects, planning |
| Take | records; try to record something on film, an effort to capture a moment of film, film is a collaborative medium |
| ad lib | Improvised speech,(no) go off script |
| Avant Garde | Film genre, experimental, experimental film, new style (artistic people, fashion, architecture) |
| Creative control | A person has decision-making powers for a film (have powers) |
| Composition | the arrangement of objects and people on film |
| Credits | the list of people who contributed to the film, actors, directors, producers and writers |
| dream sequence | a dream that contributes to the narrative, it can provide exposition, information |
| Documentary | A film based on facts, nonfiction |
| dub | provide the language over the original spoken languages, translation |
| Exposition | Information, background (setting) relationships |
| Extra | Background people |
| Homage/pay homage | To pay respect or give credit to someone who comes before |
| Improvisation | Unplanned performance according to the scene |
| Juxtaposition | Just posted, to put one shot (film segment) against another to suggest meaning |
| Lightning | How a shot is lit: low level, bright dim, use of shadows |
| Lines | Dialogue, words for the actors |
| Mannerism | Movement of a body, facial expressions behavior |
| Melodrama | Emotional, sometimes overacting exaggeration of emotions (negative) |
| mise-en-scene | the arrangement of elements on film like lighting, composition, costuming, makeup, movement in the foreground and background |
| Motif | Pattern, style or a repeating, music or image or ideas |
| Propaganda | Political message, political ideology |
| Props | Objects (anything); things in a movie |
| Experimental film/avant-garde | Is an exploration of movies- making techniques, the narrative is not always apparent |