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Terms for subject Cinematography (689 entries)

Society of Operating Cameramen	An honorary organization composed of several hundred men and women internationally, of outstanding and dedicated talent, who make their living operating film and/or video cameras in the cinematic media. Use of the abbreviation after a name indicates membership in the society.
Sony dynamic digital sound	Sony has produced a noise reduction and sound enhancement process. Competitors include Dolby Digital and DTS.
sound crew	The group of crew members directly involved with creating of a movie's soundtrack. Individual job titles include: sound designer, sound editor, sound effects, sound mixer, sound recordist, boom operator, re-recording mixer, music supervisor, and foley artist. See also MPSE.
sound designer	The conceptual chief of a movie's soundtrack, responsible for designing and creating the audio component of a movie.
sound editor	A member of the sound crew who performs editing on the soundtrack. See also dialog editor.
sound effects	Sounds added during post-production by the sound crew. Also used as a job title.
sound effects editor	A sound editor who specializes in editing sound effects.
sound mix	The process of recording the production sound on the set at the time of shooting.
sound mixer	An audio engineer who works with a boom operator to record the production sound on the set at the time of shooting.
sound recordist	See tape recorder operator.
soundstage	A large area (usually in a studio) where elaborate sets may be constructed. Soundstages allow filmmakers greater control over factors such as sound, lighting, temperature, spectators, and security.
soundtrack	Technically, this term refers to the audio component of a movie. Popularly, it refers to a collection of songs which are heard during the movie, often sold as an album.
source music	Music that originates from a source (e.g. an orchestra, a band, a radio) within the film scene. If there's a scene where a character turns on the radio and listens to music, that's source music. Also known as "Foreground music" (as opposed to 'background music', i.e. the film's score)
spaghetti western	A western filmed in Italy, many times with American leading actors. This term appeared following the appearance of Clint Eastwood in a number of Sergio Leone movies.
speaking role	A speaking role is one in which the character speaks scripted dialogue. A non-speaking role is a character specifically mentioned in the script but who doesn't have any lines of dialogue in the finished film. Speaking roles typically pay much more than non-speaking roles. While extras may or may not be heard to speak in a film, they are not included as either speaking or non-speaking roles.
spec script	A script written before any agreement has been entered into ("on spec" or speculation) in hopes of selling the script to the highest bidder once it has been completed.
spec script	Short for "speculative". The writer writes the script (original or someone else's idea) without being paid, and, subsequently, tries to sell it.-Wikipedia	Fideli­a
special effects	An artificial effect used to create an illusion in a movie. Refers to effects produced on the set, as opposed to those created in post-production. Most movie illusions are created in post production. These are called visual effects.
special effects supervisor	The chief of a production's special effects crew.
special makeup effects	An artist who combines knowledge of makeup and hairwork, with technologies of mold- making and synthetic skin materials (such as foam latex, gelatine and silicone) Many have an art or sculpture background and familiarity with puppeteering, animatronics and CGI.