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CRITICAL VIEWINGVOCABULARY LIST
FILM LINGO
CELLULOID
- Thin strip of transparent, plastic coating or a slang term for a film
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GREENLIGHT
-The go-ahead for a film to be made
Casting Couch
-a term that implies the trade of sexual favors to a director or producer to obtain a film role.
Screen Test
-A filmed audition to determine an actor’s sustainability for a film role.
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Ballyhoo
- an Irish term which denotes hype publicity regardless of the film’s actual merit
Story board
-a comic-style illustrated chart which virtually maps out the shot-by-shot sequences as they will be filmed.
Blocking
-the mechanical movements that a director coaches an actor to make, ensuring they are caught effective on film in coordination with camera action.
Clapboard or Slate
- a small black or white board or slate that displays identifying information for each shot in a movie
Closed Set
- filming done with only the essential crew present, usually to secure privacy or secrecy
Boom
- a pole-like device for holding the microphone in the air, out of camera range.
Dolly
-a trolley on which a camera can be horizontally moved about on tracks during shooting.
Steadicam
- a hand-held camera with a special mechanical harness that allows the camera operator to take relatively smooth and steady shots.
Subtitles
-an alternative to dubbing, a printed English translation of foreign dialogue at the bottom of a frame.
Voice Over
-a character’s voice heard over the action of a film for narrative effect.
Pre-production
-the planning stage in a film’s production after the project is greenlighted and before principal photography or actual shooting commences.
Rough Cut
- often used in focus group screening, an early edited version of a film with all the pieces of the film assembled; also known as first cut.
Post-Production
-the final stage in a film’s production after principal photography , involving editing, the addition of SFX, musical scoring, etc.
Gaffe
-an error that remains in the theatrical release of the film, not to be confused with “outtakes” and “bloopers.”
Final Cut
-the last edited version of the film as it will be released; also referred to as “in the can.”
Product Placement
-advertising space within a film sold to name-brand companies for their products to appear in a film as a way for a producer to fund some film production costs.
Rushes or Dailies
- a day’s shooting on film which is quickly developed in the lab, viewed by a director and staff to determine if retakes are needed.
Shot
-an uninterrupted section of film produced by a single running of the camera.
Scene
- a series of shots that together compromise the smallest narrative unit of film.
Sequence
- a series of several scenes that together create a major emotional narrative in a film.
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