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1
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Intertextuality

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where one piece of fiction references another piece of fiction

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SCALE

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The minimum amount of money a writer/actor/director must be paid for their role

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B-Roll

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Secondary footage that adds meaning to a sequence or disguises elimination of unwanted content.

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Clipping

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Creating digital distortion in a digital audio file by overmodulating

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Foley artist

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Post-production crew member who records sound effects for a film

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Dailies

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A copy of the film that is received the day after the shoot so the crew can see their progress

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Metafiction

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form of literature that emphasizes its own constructedness in a way that reminds the reader that they are reading fictional work.

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Aspect ratio

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Ratio of the width to height of the film frame and projected image.

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Letterbox

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transferring film shot in a widescreen aspect to standard width video formats while preserving the film’s original aspect ratio

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Pillar box

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Pillar box effect occurs in widescreen video displays when black bars are placed on the side of the image.

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11
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180 degree rule

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Rule that states that an imaginary line should be drawn between two actors, the crossing of this line by the camera disturbs spatial continuity.

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12
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Screener

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A DVD or Blu-ray of a completed film given to a few select people prior to the release of the film.

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Reel

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A DVD or Blu-ray containing samples of someone’s work, used to gain employment

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14
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BIOPIC

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film that tells the true story of a historical person

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15
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Lower third

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Title that appears at the bottom of the screen, usually with person’s name or location

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16
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Slug/gap

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black piece of film used to fill a space between 2 shots

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17
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diegetic sound

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sound heard onscreen from a source actually in the scene

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18
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MOS

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“mit out sound”, a take that is filmed without recording sound at the same time

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clap board

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board that is used at the beginning of a shot that displays the scene and take number

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20
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Back to one

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verbal cue for actors to return to the mark where they started the scene

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21
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reset

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verbal cue for actors to return to where they started the scene (used more often than “back to one”)

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timecode

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system for identifying each frame of video. measured in hours:minutes:seconds:frames

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23
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codec

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microchip that compresses data so large computer files are smaller

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24
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Alpha channel

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channel that controls the amount of exposure that the color channels use. You need an alpha channel to have a transparent background

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25
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Flash frame

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shot of only a few frames duration, caused by the camera slowing down and creating an overexposed frame

26
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focus puller

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1st AC, they adjust the focus during filming

27
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Rack focus

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shot where focus shifts to something in the background to something in the foreground

28
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Follow focus

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device used for shooting film/video that allows the operator to adjust the focus during the shot

29
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Vectorscope

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a type of oscilloscope used when calibrating the proper color of a video

30
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waveform monitor

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type of oscilloscope used when calibrating the proper luminance of a video

31
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luminance

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the degree of brightness of a video image

32
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chrominance

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the color portion of a video signal

33
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aperture

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the opening in a lens, formed by adjustable iris that controls the amount of light passing through

34
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transcode

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converting a computer file from one type to another

35
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native

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video that does not need to be transcoded

36
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jump cut

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cut in film editing where 2 shots of the same subject are taken from camera positions that only vary slightly

37
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invisible editing

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technique of cutting shots so that the audience isn’t aware of the cuts

38
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Continuity editing

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process of combining related shots into a sequence to direct the viewer’s attention to the story

39
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Single system sound

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recording audio on the same device as the video

40
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30 degree rule

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film editing guideline that states the camera should move at least 30 degrees relative to the subject between shots of the same subject

41
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the auteur theory

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theory that states that one person (director) has artistic control of the film and their world view can be seen through the finished film

42
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dolly zoom

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technique in which the camera moves closer/further from the subject while adjusting the zoom angle to keep the subject the same size.

43
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magic hour

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time period just before sundown after the sun has set behind the horizon, and there is still a soft light in the sky

44
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practical

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light that is used in a scene to provide light but also be a prop.

45
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anamorphic lens

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lens that squeezes the width of an image during filming and expands it during projection to create a wide screen effect

46
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martini shot

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the last shot of the day

47
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bokeh

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aesthetic quality of the blur produced in the out-of-focus parts of the image

48
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video village

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the bank of monitors on set where the director watches what is being filmed

49
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WONKY

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a moment that feels out of place or forced

50
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Courier

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The standard typewriter font used to write all screenplays

51
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In-the-can

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term referring to scenes that have been shot

52
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cutaway

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a shot of something outside the main action

53
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insert

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a shot of part of a scene filmed from a different angle than the master shot

54
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judder

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an instability introduced when images sampled at one frame rate are converted to another frame rate for viewing

55
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diegetic sound

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sound heard onscreen from a source actually in the scene

56
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barn doors

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blinders placed on a set of lights to direct the flow of the light beam

57
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footcandle

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a unit of measurement for light. One footcandle is equal to the brightness of one candle in one square foot

58
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lux

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unit of measurement of light used in reference to a video camera’s abilty to shoot in low light

59
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period film

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a film set in a time period in the past

60
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ADR

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Automatic dialogue replacement, used when an actor needs to re-record their dialogue after the film has been shot.

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