Film stuffs

Question 1

spliced in 1/24 second clip or image

Answer 1

inserting a still image or clip into a video in order to tell the audience what a character is thinking at a certain moment.

Question 2

fade to white

Answer 2

fading to white at the end of the movie or scene as opposed to fading to black. Usually to indicate a transitional state or recovery period.

Question 3

Putting a timer on characters

Answer 3

End of Spirited Away, Interstellar Bookshelves.

Question 4

Show & Tell

Answer 4

the process of both telling and showing within a scene

Question 5

Flashback/Forward. (x2)

Answer 5

Flashback within a flashback or flashforward within a flash-forward.

Question 6

Elliptical narrative

Answer 6

Ellipsis is the narrative device of omitting a portion of the sequence of events, allowing the reader to fill in the narrative gaps. Aside from its literary use, the ellipsis has a counterpart in film production. It is there to suggest an action by simply showing what happens before and after what is observed. The vast majority of films use ellipses to clear actions htat add nothing to the narrative. Beyond these “convenience” ellpises, ellipses are also used to advance the story.

Question 7

Ending with a freeze frame

Answer 7

this element involves the general truth that the more motion in any given shot, the more emotional the scene will become(both for the characters and the audience). This element can be combined with a freeze frame to create even more of an impact.

Question 8

Montage

Answer 8

Montage is a technique of film editing that combines a series of short shots or clips into one sequence, often, but not film editing that combines a series of short shots or clips into one sequence, often, but not always, set to music. 9 shot definition purely for this class.

Question 9

macro shot ( eye shot )

Answer 9

extremely close-up photography, usually of very small subjects

Question 10

visual motif

Answer 10

a repeating idea told through imagery.

Question 11

movie poster from a still frame of the movie

Answer 11

creating a movie poster from a still frame of the film

Question 12

one continuous take “oner”

Answer 12

a shot with a duration longer than the conventional editing pace, either of the film itself or of films in general.

Question 13

incomprehensible dialogue/dialect

Answer 13

dialogue that is hard to understand either because of inadequate sound recording or purposeful dialect that is part of a character

Question 14

dialogue as the title of the film

Answer 14

(the title of the film is said in the film as dialogue), excluding a character’s name as the title

Question 15

3 dimensional scenes

Answer 15

the name…

Question 16

walk & talk

Answer 16

as the name implies, this element involves both wa.king and talking at the same time.

Question 17

indoor to outdoor scene

Answer 17

one continuous scene that begins indoors and ends outdoors

Question 18

ambiguous ending

Answer 18

any ending in which the outcome of the story is left ambiguous and open-ended

Question 19

credits over the ending of the film

Answer 19

significant plot points continue to play through the credits

Question 20

screen aspect ratio shift

Answer 20

a change in the ratio of width and height of the image for logistical and/or metaphorical reasons

Question 21

sound bridge

Answer 21

sound bridges, also called audio bridges, allow filmmakers to transition in or out of a scene by “bridging” with audio.

Question 22

Otherworldly Imagery

Answer 22

Imagery that could not exist within reality.

Question 23

Graphic Match

Answer 23

A graphic match occurs when the shapes, colors, and/or overall movement of two shots match in composition, either within a scene or, especially, across a transition between two scenes. primarily used in “distance”

Question 24

verisimilitude

Answer 24

the appearance of being true or real. the film’s believeance.

Question 25

macguffin

Answer 25

a plot device that motivates the character

Question 26

in-scene versus non diegetic transitions to musical score

Answer 26

mr pepper’s cry becomes the beat to the soundtrack

Question 27

cold open and/or nonlinear story telling

Answer 27

practice of jumping directly into a story at the beginning of the show before the title sequence or opening credits are shown

Question 28

chekov’s Gun

Answer 28

a dramatic principle that suggests that details within a story or contribute to the overall narrative. The idea that there should be a proper set up and pay off to elements in a story.

Question 29

Breaking the fourth wall

Answer 29

exactly what it sounds like

Question 30

Double fade/ triple shot

Answer 30

a dissolve is made by double printing a fade-in of the incoming scene with a fade-out of the ongoing scene. A double fade is achieved when 3 shots are dissolved between one another

Question 31

The Heavy

Answer 31

In theatre jargon, the heavy is the character that provides the most obstacles in the story. The heavy is the Antagonist that creates obstacles for the Protagonist to overcome.

Question 32

Protagonist to Antagonist shift

Answer 32

the name

Question 33

Face Framed in Shadow

Answer 33

the name

Question 34

Cross-cutting

Answer 34

Cross-cutting is an editing technique most often used in films to establish action occurring at the same time, and often in the same place. In a cross-cut, the camera will cut away from one action to another action, which can suggest the simultaneity of these two actions, but this is not always the case.

Question 35

Silhouette Shot

Answer 35

the name

Question 36

Cinematic titles

Answer 36

the name

Question 37

Separating foreground and background + Focus Racking

Answer 37

making scenes focus racks and shifting focus between the foreground and background.

Question 38

Cutting to Music

Answer 38

Editing technique that times cuts with the best of a song

Question 39

Speed Ramp

Answer 39

Gradual increase or decrease in speed. Normal speed to slow motion or vice versa.

Question 40

Needle-drops and leitmotifs

Answer 40

A “needle drop” is slang used in the film industry to describe when a pre-existing song is used in a movie. In the best cases, the audio and video become intertwined to the point where people can’t disassociate the song from the film. A leitmotif is a recurring musical phrase associated with a theme, subject, character, or setting.

Question 41

The Wilheim Scream

Answer 41

A stock scream effect that has been used in a number of films and TV Series

Question 42

Motivated Cameron Movement

Answer 42

Camera movement that has a purpose

Question 43

Reshoots

Answer 43

Reshooting scenes out of necessity

Question 44

Jump Cuts

Answer 44

A jump cut is a cut in film editing that breaks a single continuous sequential shot of a subject into 2 parts, with a piece of footage removed to create the effect of jumping forward in time.

Question 45

Banger Character Introduction

Answer 45

exactly how it sounds

Question 46

Insert Shot

Answer 46

An insert shot is any shot whose sole purpose is to focus the viewer’s attention on a specific detail within a scene. These shots are often placed from the point of view of a character, suggesting that we see what the character sees during a moment of concentration. These shots often use a close-up or extreme close-up size so that a view may read text or perceive a small detail.

Question 47

Rule of3s for Jokes

Answer 47

Taika Waititi’s theory that effective jokes revolve around the number 3 in some aspect, either through sequences of repetition (3 events, last is punch line)

Question 48

Cutting on Action

Answer 48

editing practice of cutting on either character or camera movement.

Question 49

Literary reference

Answer 49

Any literary reference?

Question 50

Dutch Angle

Answer 50

See the Ipcress File. Skewed camera angle to indicate the character is off in some way.

Question 51

Fish out of water

Answer 51

The “fish out of water” idiom refers to a character who is removed from their normal day to day and has to catch up with their new outlook on the world in a new environment.