Looking at Movies Chapter 11: Film Analysis and Cultural Context –
Study Guide
analog - correct answer ✔✔Film is an analog medium in which the camera creates an image by
recording through a camera lens the original light given off by the the subject and stores this
image on a roll of negative film stock. Opposite of digital. (page 486)
processing - correct answer ✔✔The second stage of creating motion pictures in which a
laboratory technician washes exposed film (which contains a negative image) with processing
chemicals. Processing is preceded by shooting and followed by projecting. (page 486)
projecting - correct answer ✔✔The third stage of creating motion pictures, in which edited film
is run through a projector, which shoots through the film a beam of light intense enough to
project a large image on the movie-theater screen. Projecting is preceded by shooting and
processing. (page 486)
format - correct answer ✔✔Also called gauge. The dimensions of a film stock and its
perforations, and the size and shape of the image frame as seen on the screen. Formats extend
from Super 8mm through 70mm (and beyond into such specialized formats as IMAX), but they
are generally limited to three standard gauges: Super 8mm, 16mm, and 35mm. (page 486)
film-stock length - correct answer ✔✔The number of feet (or meters) of film stock or the
number of reels being used in a particular film. (page 488)
film-stock speed - correct answer ✔✔Also known as film speed or exposure index. The rate at
which film must move through the camera to correctly capture an image; very fast film requires
little light to capture and fix the image; very slow film requires a lot of light. (page 488)
exposure - correct answer ✔✔Exposing the recording media (film or digital media) in a camera
to light to produce a latent image on it, the quality of which is determined primarily by the
source and amount of light. The cinematographer can further control that image by the choice
Study Guide
analog - correct answer ✔✔Film is an analog medium in which the camera creates an image by
recording through a camera lens the original light given off by the the subject and stores this
image on a roll of negative film stock. Opposite of digital. (page 486)
processing - correct answer ✔✔The second stage of creating motion pictures in which a
laboratory technician washes exposed film (which contains a negative image) with processing
chemicals. Processing is preceded by shooting and followed by projecting. (page 486)
projecting - correct answer ✔✔The third stage of creating motion pictures, in which edited film
is run through a projector, which shoots through the film a beam of light intense enough to
project a large image on the movie-theater screen. Projecting is preceded by shooting and
processing. (page 486)
format - correct answer ✔✔Also called gauge. The dimensions of a film stock and its
perforations, and the size and shape of the image frame as seen on the screen. Formats extend
from Super 8mm through 70mm (and beyond into such specialized formats as IMAX), but they
are generally limited to three standard gauges: Super 8mm, 16mm, and 35mm. (page 486)
film-stock length - correct answer ✔✔The number of feet (or meters) of film stock or the
number of reels being used in a particular film. (page 488)
film-stock speed - correct answer ✔✔Also known as film speed or exposure index. The rate at
which film must move through the camera to correctly capture an image; very fast film requires
little light to capture and fix the image; very slow film requires a lot of light. (page 488)
exposure - correct answer ✔✔Exposing the recording media (film or digital media) in a camera
to light to produce a latent image on it, the quality of which is determined primarily by the
source and amount of light. The cinematographer can further control that image by the choice
