Cinema study guide! Terms from Mr.

Doyle Telephoto lens- a lens that acts as a telescope, magnifying the size of objects at a great distance. A side effect it its tendency to flatten perspective Establishing shots- usually extreme long or long shot offering at the beginning of a scene, providing the viewer with the context of the subsequent closer shots deep focus- a technique of photography that permits all distance planes to remain clearly in focus, from close up ranges to infinity eye level- the placement of the camera approximately five to six feet from the ground high contrast lighting- a style of lighting emphasizing harsh shafts and dramatic streaks of lights and darks; often used in thrillers and melodramas backlighting- when the lights for a shot derive from the rear of the set, thus throwing the foreground figures into semidarkness or silhouette fast stock- film stock(unexposed film) that is highly sensitive to light and generally produces a grainy image; often used by documentarists who wish to shoot only with available lighting slow stock- film stocks that are relatively insensitive to light and produce crisp images and a sharpness of detail; when used in interior settings, these stocks generally require considerable artificial illumination closed form- a visual style that inclines toward self-conscience designs and carefully harmonized compositions; the frame is exploited to suggest a self-sufficient universe that encloses all the necessary visual information, usually un an aesthetically appealing manner proxemic patterns- the spatial relationships among characters with the mise en scene, and the apparent distance of the camera from the subject being photographed circular compositions- a circular object, or objects creating a circular formation within the frame; which represents unity, wholeness, completion, fullness, connectedness, and perfection open form- used primarily by realist filmmakers. These techniques are likely to be unobtrusive, with an emphasis on informal compositions and apparently haphazard designs; the frame is exploited to suggest a temporary masking, a window that arbitrarily cuts off part of the action synchronicity(synchronous sound)- the agreement or correspondence between image and sound, which are recorded simultaneously, or seem so in the finished print; synchronous sounds appear to derive from an obvious source in the visuals freeze frame- a shot composed of a single frame that is reprinted a number of times on the filmstrip; when projected, it gives the illusion of a still photograph

lateral movements- the camera or subject of the shot moving laterally to show and emphasize movement, energy, or urgency non-synchronous sound- sound and image that are not recorded simultaneously, or sound that is detached from its source in the film image; music is usually nonsynchronous in a movie, providing background atmosphere swish pan- a horizontal movement of the camera at such a rapid rate that the subject photographed blurs on the screen sound montage- a rapid sequence of cross-faded or straight-cut segments of sound that can overlap or collide motif- any unobtrusive technique, object or thematic idea thats systematically repeated throughout a film ironic contrast- a contrasting event or subject that can be look upon by the audience as ironic and in that way is inherently funny emotional recall- a moment where the character and audience is brought back to an earlier emotion cinema verite(direct cinema)- a method of documentary filming using aleatory(chance filiming, not planned in advance; documentary) methods that dont interfere with the way events take place in reality; such movies are made with a minimum of equipment, usually a handheld camera and portable sound apparatus mickeymousing- a type of film music that is purely descriptive and attempts to mimic the visual action with musical equivalents; often used in cartoons subtext- a term used in drama and film to signify the dramatic implications beneath the language of a play or movie proscenium arch- creates a "window" around the scenery and performers dominant contrast- the area of film that compels the viewers most immediate attention, usually because of prominent visual contrast quarter turn- the subject of the frame is slightly turned so as to hide his true feelings from the audience Film noir- (black cinema) referring to a kind of urban American genre that sprang up after WW2, emphasizing a fatalistic, despairing universe where there is no escape from mean city streets, loneliness and death. Stylistically, noir emphasizes low-key and high contrast lighting, complex compositions, and a strong atmosphere of dread and paranoia Formalistic narratives- don't concealed, yet they heighten the plot; formalistic in nature

Avant-garde film- a range of filmmaking styles that are generally quite different from, and often opposed to, the practices of mainstream commercial and documentary filmmaking; quite literally experimental film Realistic narratives- Realistic narrators prefer loose, discursive plots, with no clearly defined beginning, middle, or end- like life. Stasis- the subject of the frame stays still and is usually inherently funny Diegesis- refers to the internal world created by the story that the characters themselves experience and encounter Mimesis- imitation or reproduction of the supposed words of another, as in order to represent his or her character; especially with the use of sound Narratology- having a narrator tell the story Classical paradigm- begins with a protagonist and an antagonist; as the movie proceeds, the actions of the characters reach a climax in which the resolution occurs from there the classic way of telling a story 1st and 3rd person narration and novelizations- pretty self-explanatory