IB Film Glossary Flashcards
Ambient Sound
natural background noise on television, film or radio
Ambient Light
natural, available light that is not enhanced in any way
Asynchronous sound
lip-synch is out; when the words spoken and the lip movement of the actor on screen do not match
Audience
all those who receive or interact with any media product
Camera Angle
the position of the camera in relation to the main subject (high angle, low angle, worm’s eye view, or aerial view)
Cinematographer
the person responsible for camera and lighting; often referred to as the “director of photography”
Continuity Editing
sometimes referred to as “invisible” or “academic” editing, this is the unobtrusive style of editing developed by Hollywood that is still the basis of most commercial productions; basis is to cut on action so that the whole sequence looks natural
Diegetic Sound
appears to come from a recognizable source with the narrative world of a film, radio or television text (sound of crashing waves or birdsong)
Digital
conversion of sound and visual to transmit information in a code using the numbers zero and one
Dubbing
process whereby sound is added to film; adding music or additional sound to dialogue, or addition of an entire soundtrack, including dialogue
Editing
the selection of material to make a coherent whole; a variety of methods to move from one sequence to another (transition)
Form
structure/skeleton of a text and the narrative framework around which it is based; sometimes determined by a genre and its corresponding codes and conventions (feature film commonly has a 3 act structure)
Frame (n)
the single area on a strip of film that holds a single image (or a single still image on a video)
Frame (v)
to adjust the position of the camera or to adjust the camera lens to compose the required shot (close-up, long, or medium)
Generic Hybrids
media texts that are a mixture of more than one genre