Exam 3 Flashcards
Art Director is
The person who designs the physical look of a film.
Best Boy is
Lightening director’s (gaffers) assistant.
Blind Booking is
Forcing theater owners to reserve movies without previewing them.
Block Booking is
Forcing theater owners to show movies with unknown stars in order to get movies with established stars.
Cinematographer is
The director of photography.
Continuity Supervisor is
Film crew member in charge of making sure shots match up.
Executive Producer is
The person who finds the financing for a film and puts the package together.
Gaffer is
Lighting director
Independent Films are
Movies that are not made by one of the major studios.
Key Grip is
Member of film crew who sets up and moves cameras.
Kinetograph is
Early motion picture camera invented by Thomas Edison.
Kinetoscope is
Early motion picture projector invented by Thomas Edison.
Line Producer is
People who lead the actual day-to-day work of making a film.
Nickelodeons are
Small early movie theaters.
Peep Shows are
Amusement parlor boxes containing moving rolls of still pictures.
Pirating is
The illegal copying and selling of movies.
Trailers are
Brief previews of coming movies shown in theaters.
Analog Recording is
A recording technique in which representation of the sound wave is stored directly onto the recording medium.
Arranger is
A professional who adapts a song for specific singers and other musical elements.
Artist & Repertoire Executives are
Specialists in the music industry who discover and develop the groups and performers.
Compact Discs are
Plastic discs with digitally encoded music or speech read by lasers.
Gramophone is
Early playback device using a flat disc with lateral grooves cut on one side.
High-Fidelity Sound is
Recorded sound true to the original.
Hip-Hop is
The backing music for rap; also refers to the culture of rap.