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Terms for subject Cinematography (689 entries)

cyberpunk	A subgenre of science fiction that typically has elements which include a futuristic tone, massive urban areas in decay and poverty, partial environmental collapse, extremely powerful business corporations, random street gang violence with the overall presence of extremely powerful computer, robotic and information technology. Blade Runner is considered the definitive cyberpunk movie.
dailies	The first positive prints made from the negatives photographed on the previous day. During filming, the director and some actors may view these dailies as an indication of how the filming and the actors' performances are progressing.
day-for-night	A shoot done during that day, that simulates night time, using filters, underexposure, and other techniques to create a feeling of darkness.
deepfocus shot	A shot in which both the foreground and the background are in focus. In other words, a shot with exceptional depth of field.
denouement	The concluding scenes of a movie where the story elements are finished and the characters' status after the climax is shown.
depth of field	A measure of the range along a camera's line of site in which objects will be in focus. See also aperture, shutter speed.
designer	Someone who creates plans for visual aspects of a production (e.g. costume designer)
development	The process of working on a fleshing out a script, in hopes that it will be greenlighted for production.
dialect coach	A person who helps train an actor in diction and/or the use of accents to suit the character an actor is playing.
dialog editor	Please see Dialogue Editor
dialogue coach	A person who helps train an actor in diction and/or the use of inflections, so that his or her speech fits the character and situation.
dialogue editor	A sound editor who specializes in editing dialogue.
Diegetic sound	A sound that is created by something or someone visible on the screen or whose source is implied to be present by the action of the film.
Digital Cinema Providers Group	DCPG
digital compositing	A technique whereby separately filmed components are combined through digital editing. Contrast with optical printing.
digital compositor	A person who does compositing by digital means (at a computer) as opposed to using (pre-digital) optical or physical techniques.
digital editing	Editing a portion of a movie by digitizing one or more frames and altering them electronically or combining them with other digitized images, and then printing the modified frame.
digital imaging technician	A person who provides on-set quality control, image manipulation & color correction, production continuity, trouble shooting and consultation to assist in fullfilling the requirements and vision of the cinematographer in film-style digital production.
digital theatre systems	A company which has produced a digital soundtrack standard. Competitors include Dolby Digital and SDDS.
digital versatile disc	Digital Versatile Discs resemble audio CDs in appearance, but have a much higher storage capacity. Hence, they can store rich digital media such as video in addition to audio and computer software. DVD was once called "Digital Video Disc" but the name change reflects its wider uses. As a video medium, DVD offers full length feature films to be stored with exceptional picture quality accompanied by high end digital sound, such as Dolby Digital and DTS. Thanks to the huge capacity of discs, DVD movies are often sold with extra features such as the option to view the movie in widescreen or fullscreen, or the option to listen to the movie or director commentaries.