Film - Section 1 - Chapter 11

Film

Optical effects

Dissolves and superimpositions

Mechanical effects

Physical and practical effects

CGI

Any image that has been created by or manipulated by the use of a computer and software

Animation

Any process that simulates movement by filming a series of individual, objects (such as clay figures or dolls), or computer images; tiny shifts in the positions and shapes of the these drawings, things, or images create the sense of motion

rotoscoping

projecting live-action footage, frame by frame, onto an animator’s drawing table so that he or she can trace the figures with great precision.

pixel

picture element

Morphing

The technique in which images of two or more distinct objects, animals, or characters are blended together to form a new, interpolated result.

superimpositions

Occurs when 2 or more images are visible onscreen at the same time.

Dissolves

A transition from one shot to another in which the first shot fades out while the 2nd shot fades in, creating a superimposition at the midway point.

Cinephilia

Love of cinema

process shots

effects created in a processing lab

rear projection

Achieved on a sound stage by filming actors against the background of a film screen, onto which is projected, from behind it, an already filmed shot.

Front projection

Achieves the same effect but in a more visually lifelike way; the projected images are both clear and brighter than with rear projection.