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Terms for subject Cinematography (689 entries)

National Television Standards Council	NTSC
NC-17: NO ONE 17 AND UNDER ADMITTED	A certificate issued by the MPAA indicating that no person aged 17 or under will be allowed to attend a screening of the movie. This category was formerly called "X", but many people's mistaken association of "X" films with XXX films caused the MPAA to change this on September 27, 1990.
negative cost	The cost of a movie through the production of a finished negative, not including the costs of prints, advertising, or distribution.
negative cutter	A person who matches the negative of a movie and conforms (matches) it to the final version of the film as decided by the filmmakers. From this negative the prints are made.
negative pickup	An agreement where a distributor acquires a finished negative and agrees to pay P&A and distribution costs. As opposed to deals where the distributor is involved during production.
negative print	A reverse light image capture. See also positive print.
negative ratio	The aspect ratio of the negative used to shoot the film
new deal	Changing setup, either for a new camera position or a new scene.
No Movie	NM
Non- Violent Film	NVF
non-linear editing	The computer-assisted editing of a movie without the need to assemble it in linear sequence. The visual equivalent of word processing.
Not Viewed Yet	NVY
Not Yet Released	NYR
NTSC	The standard for TV/video display in the US and Canada, as set by the National Television Standards Committee, which delivers 525 lines of resolution at 60 half-frames per second. See also PAL and SECAM.
o.s.	off screen	Alexan­der Osh­is
off book	When an actor has completely memorized their lines and cues, they are described as being off-book -- no longer in need of their script.
off-line	The process of preliminary editing done in a lower-cost editing facility, to prepare a list of edits for on-line.
off-line editor	A person who performs the off-line work, completing preliminary editing done in a lower-cost editing facility, to prepare a list of edits for the final, or on-line editor.
off-stage commentary	voice over narration	Michae­lBurov
on-line	The process of final editing and preparation for distribution of film, with edits often from a list of changes created during off-line.