Glossaries

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Glossary: FILM & TV GLOSSARY

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fade (1) (Last edited: Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 5:41 PM)
a dark screen that gradually brightens as a shot appears.

fade (2) (Last edited: Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 5:41 PM)
a shot gradually darkens as the screen goes black (or brightens to pure white or to a colour).

fast motion (Last edited: Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 5:41 PM)
The film is shot at less than 24 frames per second so that when it is projected at normal speed, action appears to move much faster. (A slow motion is achieved when film is shot faster than 24 frames and projected at normal speed.) Also called accelerated motion.

field mixer (Last edited: Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 5:41 PM)
field or location Mixer - A mixer that is used on site at the location of a film, tv or radio production that allows the location sound supervisor to both connect together and then mix the sound sources from different sources on a film or TV location, including presenters, actors and location sound sources. The mixer is usually much smaller than mixers used in recording studios and will either be a table top mixer with 8-12 channel inputs (often mounted on a rack of sound equipment) or worn over the shoulder by the location sound supervisor. Shoulder worn location mixers usually have fewer inputs - between 2 to 6 inputs) In both cases the OUTPUT of the mixer - which can be 2,3,4 or more sound signals) is sent EITHER back into the main camera (which can often record 2,4 or 8 tracks of audio at the same time) or a portable sound recording device.

fill light (Last edited: Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 5:41 PM)
lighting from a source less bright than the key light, used to soften deep shadows and illuminate areas not covered by key light. Also called filler light. See three-point lighting.

film noir (Last edited: Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 5:41 PM)
French for "dark film", a term applied by French critics to a type of American film, usually in the detective or thriller genres, with low-key lighting and a sombre - often fatalistic - mood, especially common in the late 40's and early 50's.

film stock (Last edited: Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 5:41 PM)
or simply film, the strip of material upon which a series of still photographs is registered; it consists of a clear base coated on one side with light-sensitive emulsion.

filter (Last edited: Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 5:41 PM)
a piece of glass or geltine placed in front of camera or printer lens to alter the quality(colour) or quantity of light striking the film in aperture.

flash cutting (Last edited: Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 5:41 PM)
editing the film into shots of very brief duration that succeed each other rapidly.

flash frame (Last edited: Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 5:41 PM)
a shot of only a few frames duration, which can just barely perceived by the audience.

flashback (Last edited: Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 5:41 PM)
an alteration of story order in which the plot moves back in time to show events that have taken place earlier than the one already shown.

flashforward (Last edited: Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 5:41 PM)
an alteration of story order in which the plot moves forward to future events, then returns to the present.

fluoresce (Last edited: Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 5:41 PM)
Fluorescence is the way in which light is emitted by substance due to the way in which that substance has absorbed either light or other forms of electromagnetic radiation. High Street neon lights are an example of fluorescent lights. See compact fluorescent lighting.

focal length (Last edited: Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 5:41 PM)
the distance from the centre of lens to the point at which the light rays meet in sharp focus. The focal length determines the perspective relations of the space represented on the flat screen.

focus (Last edited: Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 5:41 PM)
the degree to which light rays coming from the same part of an object through different parts of the lens reconverge at the same point on the film frame, creating sharp outlines and distinct textures.

focus in, out (Last edited: Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 5:41 PM)
a punctuation device in which the image gradually comes into focus or goes out of the focus.

following shot (Last edited: Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 5:41 PM)
a shot with framing that shifts to keep a moving figure onscreen; that is, a shot that follows a moving figure.

forelengthening (Last edited: Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 5:41 PM)
the linear distortion caused by wide-angle lens; the perception of depth is exaggerated.

foreshortening (Last edited: Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 5:41 PM)
the distortion caused by a telephoto lens; the illusion of depth is compressed.

form (Last edited: Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 5:41 PM)
the general system of relationships among the parts of a film

formalism (1) (Last edited: Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 5:41 PM)
the theory that meaning exists primarily in the form or language of discourse rather than in the content or subject.

formalism (2) (Last edited: Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 5:41 PM)
the Soviet movement of the 1920's that developed these ideas.

formative theory (Last edited: Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 5:41 PM)
theory that deals with form rather than function or subject.

forms, open and closed (Last edited: Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 5:41 PM)
in form, the frame drastically limits the space of the scene, suggest that the limits of the frame are the limits of artistic reality. In form, mise-en-scene and design elements of the frame conspire to make the audience aware of the continuous space beyond the limits of the frame suggesting that reality continues outside the frame.

frame (1) (Last edited: Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 5:41 PM)
a single image on the strip of film. When a series of frames are projected onto a screen in quick succession (currently 24 frames per second), an illusion of movement is created.

frame (2) (Last edited: Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 5:41 PM)
the size and shape of the image on the screen when projected.

frame (3) (Last edited: Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 5:41 PM)
the compositional unit to film design.

framing (Last edited: Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 5:41 PM)
the use of edges of the film to select and to compose what will be visible onscreen.

freeze frame (Last edited: Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 5:41 PM)
a freeze shot, which is achieved by printing a single frame many times in succession to give the illusion of a still photograph when projected.

frequency (Last edited: Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 5:41 PM)
in a narrative film, the aspect of temporal manipulation that involves the number of times any story event is shown in the plot.

frontal lighting (Last edited: Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 5:41 PM)
lighting directed into the scene from a position near the camera.

frontal projection (Last edited: Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 5:41 PM)
a method of combining images. Live action is filmed against a highly reflective screen on which an image from a slide or movie projector is projected by means of mirrors along the axis of the taking lens so that there are no visible shadows cast by the actors. When the screen is exceptionally reflective and the live actors are well lit, no image from the projector should be visible on the actors or props in front of the screen.

frontality (Last edited: Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 5:41 PM)
in staging, the positioning of figures so that they face the viewer.

full shot (Last edited: Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 5:41 PM)
a shot of a subject that includes the entire body and not much else.

function (Last edited: Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 5:41 PM)
the role or effect of any element within the film's form.