影视制片英语词汇手册

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n。 see also CGI, claymation, stopmotion, time lapse. A still from Disney39。 s fulllength animated feature film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937). anime a distinctive style of animated film that has its roots in Japanese ic books (known as manga), yet covers a wide range of genres, such as romance, action/adventure, drama, gothic, historical, horror, mystery, erotica (hentai), children39。 s stories, although most notably scifi and fantasy themes。 originally called 39。 Japanimation39。 but this term is not used anymore。 anime is found in a wide variety of storylines and settings, but usually recognizable and often characterized by heavilystylized backgrounds, colorful images and graphics, highly exaggerated facial expressions with limited facial movement, simulation of motion through varying the background behind a static character or other foreground element, and frequently, bigheaded characters with childlike, large eyes Examples: Anime began in the early 1900s, but was more developed by the 1970s, entered into the mainstream in Japan in the 1980s, and was more widely accepted internationally beginning in the 1990s. Recent examples include director Hayao Miyazaki39。 s Princess Mononoke (1997), Spirited Away (2020) and Howl39。 s Moving Castle (2020) (pictured). antagonist the main character, person, group, society, nature, force, spirit world, bad guy, or villain of a film or script who is in adversarial conflict with the film39。 s hero, lead character or protagonist。 also Example: Jack Palance as blackgarbed, mean gunslinger Jack Wilson in Shane (1953). sometimes termed the heavy. anthology film a multipart or multisegmented film with a collection or series of various tales or short stories sometimes linked together by some theme or by a 39。 wraparound39。 tale。 often the stories are directed by different directors or scripted by various screenwriters, and are in the horror film genre。 also known as an episode film or omnibus film。 this term may also refer to a fulllength, pilationdocumentary film of excerpted segments or clips from other films (., That39。 s Entertainment (1974)). Examples of true anthology films include: Creepshow (1982), a collection of five tales inspired by the EC horror ics of the 1950s, the sequel Creepshow 2 (1987), or Stephen King39。 s Nightshift Collection (1986)。 also Dead of Night (1945), O. Henry39。 s Full House (1952), Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983), Cat39。 s Eye (1985), Tales From the Darkside: The Movie (1990), and Tales From the Hood (1995). anthropomorphism the tendency in animated films to give creatures or objects human qualities, abilities, and characteristics. Examples: from Watership Down (1978) and Beauty and the Beast (1991) anticlimax anything in a film, usually following the film39。 s high point, zenith, apex, crescendo, or climax, in which there is an unsatisfying and disappointing letdown of Example: the end of Fred Astaire39。 s controversial 39。 blackface39。 tribute dance to Bill Bojangles Robinson in Swing Time (1936) when he simply waves his hand dismissively and walks off stage. emotion, or what is expected doesn39。 t occur. antihero the principal protagonist of a film who lacks the attributes or characteristics of a typical hero archetype, but with whom the audience identifies. The character is often confused or conflicted with ambiguous morals, or character defects and eccentricities, and lacks courage, honesty, or grace. The antihero can be tough yet sympathetic, or display vulnerable and weak traits. Specifically, the antihero often functions outside the mainstream and challenges it. Antihero characters in films include: Paul Newman in Hud (1963), Hombre (1967), and Cool Hand Luke (1967), Clint Eastwood39。 s 39。 Man with No Name39。 in various spaghetti westerns and his role as 39。 Dirty Harry39。 in Dirty Harry (1971), Jack Nicholson39。 s rebellious antihero in One Flew Over the Cuckoo39。 s Nest (1975), Harrison Ford39。 s Han Solo in Star Wars (1977), and James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause (1955). aperture refers to the measurement of the opening in a camera lens that regulates the amount of light passing through and contacting the film. The red highlighted portion of the lens above is the aperture, which can be adjusted to either let in more or less light archetype a character, place, or thing, that is repeatedly presented in films with a particular style or characterization。 an archetype usually applies to a specific genre or type classification. Examples: the whore with a heart of gold and the many other disparate characters on the trip to Lordsburg in Stagecoach (1939), the thug, the redneck sheriff in In the Heat of the Night (1967), the Bhorror film, the small southern town, the western, the journey or quest (as in Apocalypse Now (1979)), etc. arc shot a shot in which the subject(s) is photographed by an encircling or moving camera. Example: the dizzying camera shot during the Carrie (1976) prom scene. art director refers to the individual responsible for the design, look, and feel of a film39。 s set, including the number and type of props, furniture, windows, floors, ceilings dressings, and all other set materials。 a member of the film39。 s art department (responsible for set construction, interior design, and prop placement). Example: the dark, goth moodiness and oppressive look of the set for Tim Burton39。 s Batman (1989), created by art director Anton Furst. arthouse a motion picture theater that shows foreign or nonmainstream independent films, often considered highbrow or 39。 art39。 films.。