A voice which comments upon the images on the screen (it can be diegetic or nondiegetic).
VOICEOVER
100
Examples of this technique: matte, mask, iris, doors, windows.
FRAME WITHIN A FRAME
100
Examples of this framing parameter: extreme close-up, close-up, medium shot, long shot, extreme long shot
CAMERA DISTANCE
100
An actor's appearance, gestures, facial expressions, and voice.
STAGING/PERFORMANCE
200
A SINGLE MAN (2009)
Tom Ford, USA
200
The process of adding sound to images after the have been shot and assembled (e.g. dubbing, inserting diegetic music, sound effects). It is the opposite of direct sound.
POST-SYNCHRONIZATION
200
Examples of this parameter of framing: pan, tilt, tracking, dolly, crane shot, zoom
CAMERA MOVEMENT/MOBILE FRAMING
200
A shot in which the camera is looking down towards a character
HIGH ANGLE
200
On location, studio, and miniature models are different types of...
SETTING
300
THE PLAYER (1992)
Robert Altman, USA
300
Sound from the mind of a character inside the narrative world that cannot be heard by other characters.
INTERNAL DIEGETIC SOUND
300
A shot in which the camera is looking up towards a character.
LOW ANGLE
300
A continuous shot of a scene which takes place of editing within the scene (of longer than “normal” duration)
LONG TAKE
300
A very concrete, close to bare-bones plot summary.
REFERENTIAL MEANING (+100 BONUS: example?)
400
CACHÉ (2005)
Michael Haneke, France
400
Sound derived from one scene which briefly carries over to another scene.
SOUND BRIDGE
400
In staging, the positioning of figures so that they face the viewer.
CHARACTER FRONTALITY
400
The distance from the center of the lens to the point where light rays converge to a point of focus on the film.
FOCAL LENGTH
400
Where one person or a small group creates the entire film.
SMALL-SCALE/DIY PRODUCTION
500
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (1952)
Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly, USA
500
Loudness, pitch, timbre, and rhythm are elements of this...
ACOUSTIC PARAMETERS OF SOUND
500
The relationship of the frame's width to its height.
ASPECT RATIO
500
A lens with a short focal length that creates a sense of greater depth, magnifying the distance between foreground and background.
WIDE-ANGLE LENS
500
In shooting: the number of frames exposed per second
In projection: the number of frames thrown on the screen per second