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Terms for subject Cinematography (724 entries)

take	A single continuous recorded performance of a scene. A director typically orders takes to continue until he or she is satisfied that all of his or her requirements for the scene have been made, be they technical or artistic. For interesting exceptions, see the trivia entries for Stagecoach, The Gold Rush, The Player, Rope, Shi di chu ma, Some Like It Hot, and The Usual Suspects. A continuity report stores the status of each take. Of the ones that don't contain obvious errors, the director will order some to be printed. See also out-take, hold.
talent	A general, informal term for actors (and possibly extras)
talkie	An early term for a film with sound and especially recorded spoken dialogue. It is typically used today to make a distinction between silent and sound films made in the late 1920's and early 1930's when sound films establishing their marketplace dominance.
tape recorder operator	A member of the sound crew responsible for operating the audio recording equipment on a set. See also boom operator.
teaser trailer	A short trailer that is generally released many months before a movie is actually released, to give a brief peek at what the movie will be like, and to build audience anticipation. Teaser trailers are usually much shorter than the final trailer, which reveals more of the storyline of the film. See also trailer
technical advisor	A person with expertise in a particular field who provides advice for the production.
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telecine	The process of transferring moving images from film to a video signal, including frame rate and color corrections. Also the equipment or facility used to do it.
teleplay	A script written to be produced for television.
television movie	A feature-length movie funded by a TV network, intended to be premiered on television.
television series pilot	A TV series episode for a proposed television series which is produced for the benefit of the production company, TV network executives and/or syndication customers. The purpose behind is to show the prospective customers how a series' premise and characters would typically be presented to an audience.
television special	A television production of a singular event (such as an awards show or concert) as opposed to a regularly scheduled series. Contrast with series and television movie.
television spot	A brief advertisement or public service announcement show between TV programs.
telewriter	A writer who either adapts an existing work for production on television, or creates a new teleplay.
Terra-Flite	A cross between a steadicam and a louma crane, used to steady images of running horses or cars driving over gravel.
cinematics	the use of cinematic techniques, production of material that will make effective cinema viewing
THX	A subdivision of Lucasfilm, Ltd dedicated to improving picture and sound for the cinema and the home.
tilt	The action of rotating the camera either up or down. See also dutch tilt, pan.
time lapse photography	A form of animation in which numerous single frames are filmed spaced at a given interval to show a process that would take a very long time to occur. i.e. a flower blooming, or the motion of the stars.
timecode	Electronic guide track added to film, video or audio material to provide a time reference for editing, synchronization, etc.