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Abby Singer |
Second to last shot of the day. |
A director yelling somthing. |
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Apple Box |
Wooden box,onset for camperson to stand on if tripod is very high |
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Backlight
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Light coming from behind a subject |
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Barndoors |
Blinders on the sides of lights that can be used to keep light from going everywhere |
Also can be used to clip on lighting gel. They get very hot... |
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Barney |
Quilted cozy fits ago I d a camera to reduce camera noise |
Term comes from barn blanket. |
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Base camp/Honeyland/Circus |
Makeup,wardrobe,honeywagon with AD's office,star wagons,producer and directors trailers are located |
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B Camera |
Next to the main camera but shooting from a different angle |
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Blimp |
Fiberglass housing used to encase a noisy camera to make it suitable for sync sound filming |
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Blocking |
In a scene where there is movement, first block out or choreograph all movement,rehearse it so cameraµphone can stay with performer. |
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Gauge |
The size (width) of a film format 16mm 35mm Super 8 |
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Gel |
A large sheet of transparent tinted plastic used as a filter for a movie light or to cover a window . 2 types 1) that will convert one colour temperature to another and others come in a wide variety of colours |
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Gobo/cookie |
See cookie |
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Half Apple |
Is a wooden box half size. |
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Halogen |
The gas contained in the lamp of a quartz light, which prolongs the life of the tungsten filament. Quartz lights are sometimes called halogen light for this reason |
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Handheld |
Shooting without a tripod but with the camera held by a camera person |
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Head room |
The space between the top of a person's head&to the top of the frame. Headroom must be carefully portioned so that there is not too much or too little, especially if shooting for transfer to video or for blowup where the frame may be cropped. |
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Honeywagon |
A set on which a scene is in the process of being shot, labled this to indicate that it should not be changed or disturbed |
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Insert shot |
A close up of some detail in the scene |
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Key light |
Key light is the brightest light & casts the main shadows in a scene. Gives a sense of directionality to the lighting in any given scene |
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Last looks or Finals |
Your chance to touch up the performer |
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Location filming |
Filming which occurs at a place not constructed specifically for the production, either outdoors |
Location,on location or location shooting |
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Lock it down / lock it up or Lock up |
AD for everyone on the set to be quiet, move out frame & to secure the set against anything or anyone interrupting the shot as it is happening. It is announced just prior to speed |
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Magic hour |
It is just before sunrise or the time just after sunset |
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Main unit |
The main camera or "A" camera |
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Mark |
1) the clapping of the slapstick to create a sync mark for a shot 2) a piece of tape on the floor that indicates where an actor should stand |
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Mark It! |
What to say to the person with the slate to get them to clap the sticks together |
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Martini Shot (US term) |
Last shot of the day because the next shot is in a martini glass |
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Master shot |
A single shot usually a wide shot, which incorporates the whole scene from beginning to end. A master shot will be filmed first & then all the close-up & other shots afterwards |
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M.O.S |
"Mit out sound" A sequence or a film that is shot without sound which is added later. |
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Moving on / New Deal |
Changing locations,changing camera angles,New set up or moving on to a new scene |
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Outtakes |
The footage from the footprint that is not used in the edited version. Very small bits, a few frames or as little as one frame are known as Trims |
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Pickups |
Movies made by one studio that have been acquired by another. Alternately any footage shot after production wraps. See also additional photography |
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Bounce Card |
A white or silver card used for soft indirect lighting of the subject by bouncing light off the card |
Provide a gentle brightening of shadowed areas,it is especially used outfoots. Does not require power |
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Call sheet |
Sheet of paper issues to cast&crew on a film set. |
Schedule for the day address location |
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Cheat |
Camera is set up for a second shot at a different angle |
Cheat some actors and or furniture |
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Checking the gate |
Checking gate of camera lens to see if it's clean |
Hair in the gate is called.. Last shot must be re-shot |
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Clapper |
The slate or two sticks that are stuck together to mark a sync sound take |
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Clap Board |
See the slate |
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Clear the shot |
Get out of camera range |
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Closed set |
Minimal crew |
Love scenes |
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Continuity |
Seamlessness of detail from one shot to another within a scene |
On actors, props,lighting... |
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Cookie |
Flat board full of irregular hole used for creating a pattern of shadows when out in front of a light |
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Copy/Copy That |
Acknowledgement term over the walkie |
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Coverage |
Used to describe the process of breaking down a script into the shots that will allow the scene to be cut together |
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C-Stand |
Type of light stand with fixed legs that swing together |
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Cut |
You can now talk |
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Cutaway |
A shot usually a close up some detail or landscape which is used to break up a matching action sequence |
A shot that does not focus on some detail of the shot before or after it cuts away from the action. |
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Day-For-Night |
Shooting night scenes during the day. |
Works best on really sunny days. Either early in the morning or late in the afternoon,shadows are hardest |
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Deal memo |
Contract that you sign before starting work on a shoot. Outlines rate,overtime pay, start & end date and and other conditions that's might apply |
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Diffusion |
A filter used in a camera to create a soft focus effect, or a white pearlsscent sheet of material used on a movie light to soften the shadows |
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Dolly Shot |
A dolly shot is one where the camra is places on a dolly and is moved while filming |
Also known as a tracking shot |
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Eye line |
Is the direction an actor should look off screen to match a reverse angle or a P.O.V shot |
Best to give a spot rather than looking at a blank spot |
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Flex-Fill |
A round cloth bounce card mounted on a flexible ring that can be folded up when not in use. |
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5,400K |
The color temperature of daylight |
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Filter |
A tinted glass or small tinted plastic sheet places in front or behind the lens in a filter holder, used to change the color of the entire shot |
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Fill Light |
Main purpose of a full light is to fill in the shadows left by the key light |
Is more diffused or softer then the key light and also less powerful |
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Finals or last looks |
See last look for finals |
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First positions |
Going again |
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First team |
The main performers |
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Flag (has two meanings) |
1) It can be a large black cloth on a frame used on a shoot to block light. 2) In the cutting room it is a small piece of tape attached to a shot in a roll and used like a bookmark. |
Flag sticks out of the side of the roll making it easy to find that shot again quickly |
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Foley |
The recording of custom sound effects during post production in the same way that dialogue is dubbed |
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Gaffer's Tape |
Cloth tape specifically for use on film shoots 2inches wide in silver or black |
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Gate |
The opening on a camera or a projector just behind the lens through which a single frame is exposed |
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Gates clean |
The gate(lens) is clean of dust and hairs of not must reshoot |
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Pictures up/lock it up |
Secure the perimeter of set, start to roll camera |
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Picture Car |
A vehicle shown in a movie |
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