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Additional Photography |
Reshoots or pick-up shots |
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Art Director |
Person who oversees the scenics and craft people who build the sets |
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Best Boy |
AKA Assistant Lighting Technician usually of gaffer or key grip |
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Cheat |
Moving something into the edge of the frame |
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Cover Set |
set you go to in bad weather |
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Depth of Field |
A measure of the range along the camera's line of sight in which objects will be in focus |
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Dutch Tilt |
A shot composed with the horizon not parallel to the bottom of the frame |
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Establishing Shot |
The first shot of a new scene that introduces the audience to the space in which the forthcoming scene will take place |
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Eyeline Match |
Creating the illusion of a character looking at an object by cutting between shots |
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Gaffer |
Chief Lighting Technician |
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Hot Set |
A set that isn't finished being shot on. It should not be changed or disturbed |
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Insert |
A close up shot of an object. Term came about to reflect the fact that this shot will be inserted into the final version of the film during editing. |
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Int. |
An interior shot |
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Lead Person |
Person who runs set dressers and reports to the decorator. |
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Magic Hour |
The minutes just around sunrise/sunset where light levels change dramatically and quickly. |
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MOS |
Without sound |
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New Deal |
Changing setup, either for a new camera position or a new scene |
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Picture Car |
A vehicle shown in a movie |
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Room tone |
The audio characteristics of a set. |
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No Seam |
Paper used as a backdrop or sweep |
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Master Shot |
Long take of an entire scene |
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Soffit |
The underside of any construction element |
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Cucoloris |
A perforated material used to break up light or project a shadow pattern |
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Cyc |
Permanent background built into a studio which is nearly always coved or curved at floor line to create a shadowless unending backdrop |
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Escutcheon |
A flat protective covering that goes around a pipe; or shield displaying a coat of arms |
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Halophane |
A type of glass having surface patterns of small lens-like areas for diffusing light |
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Hero |
Prop used or held by a main actor |
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Jalousies |
Window or door with horizontal slats |