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Additional Photography

Reshoots or pick-up shots

Art Director

Person who oversees the scenics and craft people who build the sets

Best Boy

AKA Assistant Lighting Technician usually of gaffer or key grip

Cheat

Moving something into the edge of the frame

Cover Set

set you go to in bad weather

Depth of Field

A measure of the range along the camera's line of sight in which objects will be in focus

Dutch Tilt

A shot composed with the horizon not parallel to the bottom of the frame

Establishing Shot

The first shot of a new scene that introduces the audience to the space in which the forthcoming scene will take place

Eyeline Match

Creating the illusion of a character looking at an object by cutting between shots

Gaffer

Chief Lighting Technician

Hot Set

A set that isn't finished being shot on. It should not be changed or disturbed

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.

Int.

An interior shot

Lead Person

Person who runs set dressers and reports to the decorator.

Magic Hour

The minutes just around sunrise/sunset where light levels change dramatically and quickly.

MOS

Without sound

New Deal

Changing setup, either for a new camera position or a new scene

Picture Car

A vehicle shown in a movie

Room tone

The audio characteristics of a set.

No Seam

Paper used as a backdrop or sweep

Master Shot

Long take of an entire scene

Soffit

The underside of any construction element

Cucoloris

A perforated material used to break up light or project a shadow pattern

Cyc

Permanent background built into a studio which is nearly always coved or curved at floor line to create a shadowless unending backdrop

Escutcheon

A flat protective covering that goes around a pipe; or shield displaying a coat of arms

Halophane

A type of glass having surface patterns of small lens-like areas for diffusing light

Hero

Prop used or held by a main actor

Jalousies

Window or door with horizontal slats