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Terms for subject Cinematography (689 entries)

goof	A take of a scene not used in a movie, usually because of an on-camera mistake made by the cast or crew. Also see out-take
Graphic Language	GL
Great Boobs	GB
Great Refreshing Arty Cheesy Entertaining	GRACE
Greenscreen	A newer technique similar to bluescreen, however utilizing a key green background. Research showed that substantially better results could be gained by filming on green instead of blue, as effects stock was more sensitive to separating key green from other (foreground) colors. See also chromakeying.
greensman	A member of the crew who procures, places, and maintains any vegetation on a set.
Grindhouse	A term used to describe movie theaters common in the U.S. from the 1950s onward, that specialized in showing, or "grinding out" as many B movies as they could fit into their schedules. The term is also used to describe the type of B movies -- commonly violent, exploitative, or just plain racy -- that were shown in such theaters.
grip	In the USA, a grip is a skilled person responsible for the set up, adjustment and maintenance of production equipment on the set. Their typical duties involve camera movement, lighting refinement, and mechanical rigging. In the UK, grips work exclusively with equipment that the camera is mounted on. Contrast with swing gang, see also key grip.
hairstylist	Person responsible for maintaining actors' hairstyles during filming.
Hard Core	HC
hardtop	Slang for a normal indoor theatre. See also ozoner.
Harlem Hardcore Source	HHS
hays production code	In the 1920s, the American public became alarmed at the increasingly frequent portrayal of violence, sex, and lawlessness on movie screens. Wishing to avoid government regulation, the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America created their own regulatory body and appointed Postmaster General Will H. Hays as head. His influence became so great that this body became known as the "Hays Office". The Hays Production Code for Motion Pictures was introduced in 1934, and by today's standards was extremely strict. It was mainly concerned with violence and sex, but had references to crime in general. After WWII, the growing popularity of television provided the public with more viewing choice. The Hays Office came under increasing fire for restricting the creativity of filmmakers, as it had defined specific requirements for depicting certain events. For example, under the Hays Code a filmmaker could not present revenge in modern times as being justified, nor could they depict details of how crimes were committed, or show a criminal profiting from crime. Following the Supreme Court's Miracle decision in the 1950s, films were recognized as protected under the First Amendment, and as such the Hays Office's demands were not legally enforceable. Films such as Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and Blowup inspired MPAA president Jack Valenti to abolish the Hays Code as his first step in overhauling the certificates system in 1967. See also blacklisting.
high concept	Describes a film that includes and/or exploits certain elements (e.g. fast action, big-name stars) in order to attract a large audience.
HOD	An abbreviation for "Head of Department". Sometimes known in US as coordinators.
hold	A word used on a continuity report to indicate that a particular take should be kept, but not developed. See also print.
homage	A respectful imitation of the work of another director, as a way of paying tribute to another director or movie.
honeywagon	Usually a trailer, or truck and trailer combination outfitted for and used as the dressing room for actors when on location shoots away from permanent soundstages.
Horrific	H
host wraps	The short segments of TV show where the host of the program talks or discusses topics; common in reality TV, where a host summarizes what has happened before the show returns to the action.