Action - The movement of the plot. Work of players.
Art director - Plans "sets" and exterior locations.
Assistant director - In charge of minor details of a production.
"Camera!" - Means not only to start the camera grinding,
but to start the action as well.
Camera lines - Camera range.
Cast - Actors chosen for production.
Climax - Bringing dramatic accumulation to a head.
Continuity - The plot or story made into scene sequence for guidance
of director.
"Cut!" - Stop camera and action.
Cutting - Sorting and selecting desired scenes after filming.
Dark stage - A closed stage where artificial lights are used.
Diffusors - Any mask used to soften light.
Director - Puts the continuity to action and instructs actors.
Dissolve - Where one scene melts into another.
"Dope" - Data that press agents gather for publicity
purposes.
Double - Another person hired to perform either stunts for the
star, where risk would he too great or in uncomfortable situations such
as falling into water or in unimportant long shots where face doesn't show.
Dual role - Where the actor plays two or more roles in the same
film.
Fade - Gradual appearance or disappearance of the scene.
Fade-in - By means of soft focus bring the picture into view.
Fade-out - Causing the scene to die out.
Featured player - Actor or actress who is given prominence in
cast.
Flare - For fire or light-in-the-dark effect.
Grips - Men who "stand by" on the set ready to add or
tear down parts of set.
Heavy - The villain or villainess of a picture.
Iris-in (or out) - To open the scene with the camera focused on
the center of the screen and opening out to the full scene.
Ingenue - The girl lead.
Lap dissolve - To have one scene overlap another, the old scene
fading out and the new in.
Location - Exterior scenes outside of studio.
"Lot" - Portion of studio used for production.
Long shot - Scene taken from a distance in order to include the
whole set.
Make-up - Grease paint and effects used by the actor to make himself
into the character of the story.
Mob scene - Large crowd.
Plot - Thread of the story.
Producer - Organizer of motion - picture company.
Reflectors - Used for light effects where spots of light are needed.
Release - When completed film passes from producer to market.
Retake - To make scene over.
Star - Actor or actress about whom the story is written.
Scenario - Plot and continuity; may mean synopsis only.
Set - Background for action of story.
"Shot" - The filming of a scene.
"Shooting" - The actual taking of scenes.
Sub-titles - Portions of story that are explanatory or cannot
be told in action.
Types of Productions:
All-star * Allegorical * Atmosphere * Biblical * Border
* Cartoon * Character * Comedy * Comedy-drama * Drama * Educational * Epochal
* Evolution * Feature * Human interest * Industrial * Marine * Nature study
* News * Period * Poetical * Preachment * Propaganda * Psychological * Romantic
* Satire * Scenic * Society * Stunt * Super-production * "Tank"
* Travelogue * Triangle * Underworld * Western |