Film Terms

I. Editing

a. Terms

i. Scenes are comprised of shots

1. Any movie

ii. Editing is the joining of one shot to another

1. Dialogue is the clearest example

iii. An establishing shot shows a change in scene

1. American Pie - Showing the outside of Stiffler's house before going into the party scene

iv. A shot is a segment of film

1. Any Movie

b. History

i. Birth of A Nation was the first film to use extensive editing

ii. Who Framed Rodger Rabbit? was the first film to use humans and animation together

iii. Dances with Wolves won the academy award for editing

II. Cinematography

a. Terms

i. Long Shot

1. Matrix Lobby Scene

ii. Full Shot

1. Danny Devito walking down the hall in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

iii. Close-up

1. Any news program

iv. Extreme Close-up

1. Wayne's World

v. Birds Eye View

1. View of Russell Crowe on the horse in Gladiator

vi. Oblique Angle

1. Gladiator fighting scene with lions

vii. High Key Lighting

1. Plays or Musicals (Broadway shows)

viii. Low Key Lighting

1. Seven

III. Sound

a. Terms

i. Boom

1. Any coverage of a press conference on a news program

ii. Mix

1. The Graduate

iii. Non-synchronous Sound

1. Any music video

b. History

i. 1910 the eidoloscope was developed by Eugene Lauste

ii. 1921 Charles Home recorded speeches of President Calvin Coolidge

iii. 1925 Warner bought Vitagraph Company

iv. 1927