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Cinematography
(689 entries)
hype
Overzealous praise or advertising.
independent film
A movie not produced by a major studio.
ingenue
A young actress. Also, a type of role played by a young actress, generally implying a young, fresh-faced, naive character. studio.
ink
Verb: to sign a contract. Noun: press coverage.
inning
A period of time.
insert
A close-up shot of an object, often produced by the second unit. The term probably came about to reflect the fact that this shot will be "inserted" into the final version of the movie during editing.
intended ratio
The aspect ratio in which a film was created and the creators intended it to be shown.
interior
Used in a slug line, indicates that the scene occurs indoors.
intertitles
A title card appearing intercut with a scene. Contrast with subtitles. Commonly used with silent films.
Japanese Adult Video
JAV
jib
The arm of a mechanical crane.
judder
An instability introduced when images sampled at one frame rate are converted to a different frame rate for viewing. This effect is most noticeable when frames are repeated or deleted in order to obtain slow motion or fast motion. See also motion artifact.
jump cut
A cut involving an interruption to the continuity of time, where the image in a shot closely matches the image of the previous shot.
Just As Funny Offstage
JAFO
key
A general adjective denoting importance.
key grip
The key grip works closely with the director of photography and the gaffer to sculpt the desired look of a film by diffusing and cutting the light. The key grip is also in charge of camera movement whether on a dolly, camera crane or mounted on the hood or bumper of a vehicle.
kickoff
The start of production or principal photography.
Larry Brown
LB
layout artist
A person responsible for staging every shot and plotting the action that will take place within each scene, whether it be live action or CGI-based.
layouts
A person responsible for working out the action before filming begins, including where the characters should be, and the camera angles.
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