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Terms for subject Cinematography (726 entries)

costume	The clothes worn by actors when being filmed.
costume designer	A person who designs the costumes for a movie.
costume supervisor	The person in charge of costumes, usually preparing them for use and making sure they are accurate and faithful to the designs. Other responsibilities include consulting with the designers and training, supervising, and scheduling the costume staff.
costumer	A person responsible for handling the costumes worn by actors.
costumes	The person or department responsible for obtaining wardrobe items specified by the costume designer. Most items are borrowed from the studio's costume stock or rented from outside companies; others may be created specifically for the production.
cowboy shot	A shot framed from mid-thigh up. Got its name during the filming of many westerns, when this was a common framing used.
craft service	The person (or people) available to assist the other crafts which include camera, sound, electricians, grips, props, art director, set decorator, hair and makeup, service the other crafts during the actual shooting of a motion picture, with tasks including providing snacks and cleaning the set.
crane shot	A shot taken by a camera on a crane; often used to show the actors/action from above. Cranes usually carry both the camera and a camera operator, but some can be operated by remote control.
creative consultant	A multi-faceted individual that works primarily for the director of a feature, who helps with the creative process of a film in more than one field (e.g. script, special effects, photography sound design, music, etc.) In many cases, creative consultants go unaccredited, like ghost writers, for various reasons.
creator	The writer or other primary creative force behind a movie, series, or group of characters.
crewmembers	A collective term for anyone involved with the production of a movie who does not appear in the movie. This term is usually used to refer to the more subordinate members of a production team
critic	A person who publishes a review of a movie from either an artistic or entertainment point of view.
crosscut	The technique of interweaving pieces of two or more scenes, usually in order to show simultaneous actions or illuminate themes.
cut	A change in either camera angle or placement, location, or time. "Cut" is called during filming to indicate that the current take is over. See also shot, action. A "cut" of a movie is also a complete edited version.
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.